Tennyson and Goethe's Faust

Tom Baynes

ISBN 10: 1474488536 / ISBN 13: 9781474488532

Published by Edinburgh University Press, GB, 2023

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Reveals that Faust was a central influence on Tennyson's creative lifeOffers an abundance of fresh insights into Tennyson's poetryMakes a major contribution to the study of Goethe's influence in BritainDraws on detailed research into manuscripts and other primary sourcesCombines Victorian literature, Romanticism and German studiesTennyson's interest in Goethe's masterpiece began around 1824. It reached a remarkable level of intensity in 1833 34, and continued, intermittently, until 1855. The powerful influence that Faust exerted on his writings was mediated, most notably, by the translations of Abraham Hayward (1801 84), and it was often combined with that of a number of closely related works, by authors including Schiller, Byron, Shelley and Carlyle. This book reveals for the first time that Goethe's masterpiece is a presence in at least two dozen of Tennyson's poems, including several that are part of the canon of British literature.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tennyson and Goethe's Faust
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1474488536
• ISBN 13: 9781474488532
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Tennyson’s interest in Goethe’s masterpiece began around 1824. It reached a remarkable level of intensity in 1833–34, and continued, intermittently, until 1855. The powerful influence that Faust exerted on his writings was mediated, most notably, by the translations of Abraham Hayward (1801–84), and it was often combined with that of a number of closely related works, by authors including Schiller, Byron, Shelley and Carlyle. This book reveals for the first time that Goethe’s masterpiece is a presence in at least two dozen of Tennyson’s poems, including several that are part of the canon of British literature.

About the Author

Tom Baynes studied English and History at the universities of London and Bristol. In 2011 he was awarded an AHRC doctoral studentship, and in 2017 he won the RES Essay Prize. His articles on Goethe, Schiller, Richard Graves, Byron, Keats, Carlyle, Bulwer Lytton, Dickens, Arthur Hallam and Tennyson have appeared in Essays in Criticism, The Review of English Studies, Notes and Queries, Romanticism, The Tennyson Research Bulletin and Publications of the English Goethe Society.