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- Title
The Becoming Character of Tennyson's Simeon Stylites.
- Authors
Fisher, Devon
- Abstract
The article presents a critique of the poem "St. Simeon Stylites," by the 19th-century English writer Alfred Tennyson, focusing on the poem's depiction of identity. Introductory details are given describing the historical and literary context of the work. Extensive discussion is then given noting how the character exemplifies questions regarding self-identity, collective memory, and "becoming" a saint.
- Subjects
SAINT Simeon Stylites (Poem); LITERARY criticism; POETRY (Literary form); TENNYSON, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892; CHRISTIAN saints; IDENTITY (Psychology); COLLECTIVE memory; LITERARY characters; VICTORIAN (Literary period)
- Publication
Victorian Poetry, 2010, Vol 48, Issue 3, p313
- ISSN
0042-5206
- Publication type
Poetry Review
- DOI
10.1353/vp.2010.a404791