The Wellesley Magazine, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from The Wellesley Magazine, Vol. 2: January 20, 1894The three epochs of the past which have the greatest interest to the modern poets are the classical or Hellenic period, the mediaeval period, and the period of the Renascence. In one of these three nearly every one of the modern poets takes an intense interest. Often he feels the in¿uence of more than one period, being differently affected at different times of his life.Tennyson is a good illustration of this fact. While we find him showing the classical in¿uence in Ulysses, the life of the Middle Ages in¿uences St. Agnes' Eve and Sir Galahad, and a very perfect reproduction of the Renascence period is given in the Palace of Art.Though poetry and prose can hardly be judged by the same canon, yet a comparison between Sir Thomas Mallory's story of Sir Galahad, the inspira tion of the modern poet, and Tennyson's stirring lyric may suggest the similarities and differences of the two ages. As the story of Sir Galahad, his quest of the Holy Grail and his success through purity, is so familiar I will not linger on it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.