Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on A Comparison of Victorian Poetry and Early 20th Century Poetry in Regards to the Relationships of Men and Women and the Role of Women: Tennyson, Arnold, Hardy and Yeats
. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This is a 4 page paper comparing the roles of women and the relationships between men and women in Victorian and early 20th century poetry. A comparison of the Victorian poets Alfred Lord Tennyson and Matthew Arnold with the slightly more modern early 20th century poets Thomas Hardy and William Butler Yeats shows the slowly shifting perception of the relationships between men and women and the general role women play within society and literature. Tennyson and Arnold show a struggle in their attempts to retain women in the traditional romantic roles as objects of affection although their later works reveal that while women are becoming more a part of man’s society, their acceptance is still difficult. Arnold writes more so of the isolation men feel within relationships and how vain “mortal love” can be. Hardy and Yeats through the introduction of more female characters in their works not only give women larger roles within society but also show the increasing power of women. Hardy reveals the difficulties which can exist within relationships while Yeats reveals that women and men can have equal relationships as friends and women should not be judged purely on their appearance under the classic romantic notions.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Page Count:
4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_TJVictw1.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
Lord Tennyson and Matthew Arnold with the slightly more modern early 20th century poets Thomas Hardy and William Butler Yeats shows the slowly shifting perception of the relationships between men
and women and the general role women play within society and literature. Tennyson and Arnold show a struggle in their attempts to retain women in the traditional romantic roles as
objects of affection although their later works reveal that while women are becoming more a part of mans society, their acceptance is still difficult. Arnold writes more so of the
isolation men feel within relationships and how vain "mortal love" can be. Hardy and Yeats through the introduction of more female characters in their works not only give women larger
roles within society but also show the increasing power of women. Hardy reveals the difficulties which can exist within relationships while Yeats reveals that women and men can have equal
relationships as friends and women should not be judged purely on their appearance under the classic romantic notions. Victorian poet Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892)
was considered "The Poet of the People" and despite his fascination with the technological developments of the day, he seemed to praise more so the rural life over the urban
and many of the traditional roles played by men and women in society and is famous for one of his quotes "Men at most differ as Heaven and Earth, but
women, worst and best, as Heaven and Hell". In all, he seemed not to be comfortable with the new roles women were taking as once mentioned in Ricks "Collection of
Poems by Alfred Tennyson" in which he quotes Jane Welsh Carlyle (January 1845) when she says that "Alfred is dreadfully embarrassed with women alone - for he entertains at once
...