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title: 'An Introduction to the Poems of Tennyson'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Jr.'
date: 1903-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Literature'
- 'Autobiography and Biography'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 23'
- 'Ecclesiastes 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/van-dyke-1903-an-introduction-to-the-poems-of-tennyson
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# An Introduction to the Poems of Tennyson

Van Dyke's 1903 introduction surveys Tennyson's life, sources, revisions, and poetic qualities, arguing his central place in 19th-century English poetry and lasting influence.

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