Alfred Lord Tennyson: Juvenilia, Pt. 1
From Brendan Moir's Playwright Corner by Brendan Moir
March 14, 2026 · 36 min · Season 3 · Episode 20
About this episode
This episode explores Alfred Lord Tennyson's early collection of poems, 'Juvenilia', focusing on themes of love, desire, and death.
As a collection of Tennyson's early works, "Juvenilia" finds itself focused on many different forms of love, desire, and death expressed in over 40 different poems, and includes some of his most notable poems. Follow me on other platforms: https://bemuse.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/talentunlimited1/?hl=en https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wiNjFbd6rluEHZF4Qffcv https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070481824821&locale=hi_IN https://www.patreon.com/bemuse Website: https://bemusearts.com *This Season's Album Art by Illuvisual* Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet. He was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign. In 1829 he was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of his first pieces, "Timbuktu". He published his first solo collection of poems, Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, in 1830. "Claribel" and "Mariana", which remain some of Tennyson's most celebrated poems, were included in this volume. Although described by some critics as overly sentimental, his poems ultimately proved popular and brought Tennyson to the attention of well-known writers of the day, including…
People in this episode
Host: Brendan Moir
Topics covered
- early poetry
- love
- desire
- death
- Tennyson's influence
- Victorian literature
Keywords
- Alfred Lord Tennyson
- Juvenilia
- poetry
- Victorian
- love
- death
- Timbuktu
- Claribel
- Mariana
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Books & works: Juvenilia, Timbuktu, Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, Claribel, Mariana
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