The Sisters

The Sisters - fact Summary

Early Tennyson Publication, 1833

This short entry is an early Tennyson poem first published in 1833. Read as part of his initial phase as a published poet, it helps trace the emergence of motifs and tone he would later develop. Expect formal craftsmanship and a personal voice characteristic of a young Romantic-Victorian writer. Use the poem to observe preliminary treatments of feeling, memory, and poetic technique rather than mature, later syntheses.