Output details
34 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
University of Lincoln
The poet and his publishers: shaping Tennyson's public image
Context:
The article builds on material first uncovered during the development of the Exhibition 'Tennyson Transformed' (2009).
Research resides within the processes of:
Identifying unpublished archival material; assessment of this material in the context of current secondary research; proposing of a new way of understanding the process through which Tennyson's public image was created.
Insights:
during the 1860s, James Bertrand Payne published a number of 'gift books' of Tennyson's poetry; the frontispiece portraits of these books had a major role in creating Tennyson's public image, Payne used these books to sell other products such as sculptural reproductions, Tennyson's increasing discomfort with fame meant that he became conscious of losing control of his public image.
Sharing:
The research was shared in the article and in conference papers delivered in Leeds (2010), Sheffield (2010), Birmingham (2011)
