Resume af prinsessen en medley af tennyson?
The Princess (Tennyson poem)
Som i mange andre Tennyson-digte er Prinsessen indrammet af en prolog og en afslutning uden for hovedfortællingen. Beskrivelsen af en sommerfest, der indleder digtet, er baseret på en fest for Mechanics' Institute på et landsted, Park House, nær Maidstone, i 1842. Det narrative virkemiddel er en fantasifortælling, der på skift er komponeret af nogle universitetsstuderende, baseret på en gammel krønike. Selv om digtet havde en moderat succes, skrev Tennyson til en ven: "Jeg hader det, og det vil du også gøre". Han reviderede værket efter den første udgivelse. Nogle af de mest kendte tekster, bl.a. "The splendour falls on castle walls" blev tilføjet til tredje udgave (1850).
The Princess (Tennyson poem)
As in the case of many other Tennyson poems, The Princess is framed by a prologue and a conclusion outside of the main narrative. The description of a summer fête that opens the poem is based on a feast of the Mechanics' Institute at a country house, Park House, near Maidstone, in 1842. The narrative device is a tale of fancy composed in turn by some university undergraduates, based on an old chronicle. Though the poem was moderately successful, Tennyson wrote to a friend, saying "I hate it and so will you". He revised the work after its first publication. Some of the best-known lyrics, including "The splendour falls on castle walls" were added for the third edition (1850).
The Princess (Tennyson poem)