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sharlappalachia's review against another edition
4.0
Read for English Poetry II: From Pope to today. This was sort of disappointing to read after Wordsworth but I still appreciate the raw emotions Tennyson is able to communicate.
milly07's review against another edition
5.0
Non sono mai stata un amante della poesia, più che altro perché molto spesso non riuscivo a capirne il significato e avevo quindi sempre bisogno di leggere le analisi fatte da altri e questo lavoro mi annoiava quasi sempre. Recentemente ho deciso di fare un viaggio alla scoperta dei classici della letteratura inglese e per rendere questo viaggio completo non potevo di certo lasciare in disparte la poesia. Questa è stata la prima opera poetica che ho letto, tra quelli che ho scelto e devo dire che mai ero stata così in errore. Quest’opera mi ha aperto gli occhi verso un mondo che un tempo trovavo tanto noioso e senza senso. Ho letto questo poema tutto d’un fiato e per la prima volta sono riuscita a comprendere il significato di ogni singola poesia, guardando solo qualche volta la spiegazione di qualche verso. Per la prima volta sono riuscita a comprendere i sentimenti del poeta. Quest’opera seppur esprima il dolore del poeta per la morte del suo caro amico, a me ha trasmesso molta speranza e amore. Spero vivamente di poter trovare anche io un amico/a così a me caro da poter condividere il forte amore che Tennyson provava per Arthur. Detto questo, consiglio vivamente la lettura di quest’opera, non è per niente noiosa o ripetitiva, si sono molte poesie, ma in ognuna c’è sempre qualcosa di nuovo.
laurenalexsc's review against another edition
4.0
3.5. I'm not a poetry person and typically don't enjoy it. However, I did enjoy this. It was so heartbreaking but so beautifully done, it got a bit repetitive but that makes sense. Shout out to my friend Megan for procuring a reading guide off of JSTOR for me, otherwise I definitely would've gotten frustrated.
fauxpunk's review against another edition
5.0
This poem was absolutely gorgeous: the kind where you have to stop every few pages to underline and re-read a stanza or two. After they death of a close friend, Tennyson struggled to make sense of things in a time where new scientific findings were creeping up on faith and religion. He wrestles with grief and confusion and struggles to find faith in God in the midst of this unrest and tragedy, and the resulting poem is hauntingly beautiful and at times, quite devastating. Yet, it is undoubtedly a masterpiece, and certainly a work I will revisit.
pdonovan's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
avgastright's review against another edition
3.0
Impressive. Epic. Homoerotic. Not terribly unlike Adonais in tone.
mimirtells's review against another edition
5.0
5/5 Stars (%88/100)
In Memoriam is a very long poem. It is as long as a novel. However, you can read it in one sitting. The language and Tennyson's style is beautiful. The poem is dedicated to Tennyson's friend who died very young. The original title is "The Way of the Soul" and you can realize that the poem is very personal and dear to Tennyson.
This might be cliche but the part that I really like goes like this:
"'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all."
This is without a doubt the most quoted lines from the poem. Even people who don't know anything about this poem and Tennyson like these lines and quote it. A brilliant poem in my opinion.
In Memoriam is a very long poem. It is as long as a novel. However, you can read it in one sitting. The language and Tennyson's style is beautiful. The poem is dedicated to Tennyson's friend who died very young. The original title is "The Way of the Soul" and you can realize that the poem is very personal and dear to Tennyson.
This might be cliche but the part that I really like goes like this:
"'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all."
This is without a doubt the most quoted lines from the poem. Even people who don't know anything about this poem and Tennyson like these lines and quote it. A brilliant poem in my opinion.