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5.0 out of 5 stars
Convivio, Dec 13 2009
By Achilles - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Pressing Forward (Paperback)
Pressing Forward, Alfred Lord Tennyson and the Victorian age is a wonderful book to discover the intellectual roots from the Romantic to the Victorian age as delivered through the poets and their poetry. In addition to clarifying and interpreting Lord Tennyson's poetry and putting it into historical context, Professor Markos supports his explanations with the works and ideas of such great men as Cardinal Newman, Mill, Huxely, Carlyle, Ruskin, and Arnold amongst others. It is like being invited to a great dinner party with these extraordinary guests. Let Professor Markos, as Maitre D guide you through this excellent Convivio. Even more than reveling in great works of these great men while you converse with them, you will find in this book an education as Professor Markos puts the Victorian age and its greatest minds into proper historical perspective. You will not be disappointed.