ABSTRACT
Swinburne admired much of Tennyson’s work, but as a representative of the new poetry he challenged comparison with the older poet, particularly in the treatment of Arthurian themes. Though some of Tennyson’s comments on Swinburne were admiring, D.G.Rossetti’s letter to him, cited below, indicates his reservations about Poems and Ballads. He resented Swinburne’s criticism of his work, too. Finally, ‘Birthday Ode’ and ‘Threnody’ were pleasant tributes by the younger to the elder poet. The selections from the Memoir are used by special permission of Macmillan & Co. Ltd.
