The poetry of Alfred lord Tennyson

As the Romantics raise the voice of turbulence and youth, so Tennyson, the epitome of Victorianism, has always seemed the voice of calm assurance and reasonableness. The selections on this recording are some of his best loved and show many aspects of his work. The Lady of Shalott Ulysses In Memoriam (Prologue, Cantos VI, VII, XI, LIV, L, CXIX, CVI) Tears, Idle Tears Merline and the Gleam Morte d'Arthur (lines 213-323) The Revenge Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal Crossing the Bar