"Like Dull Narcotics, Numbing Pain": Speculations on Tennyson and Opium

Platizky discusses various scholarly speculations on Tennyson's opium use. As an artist and a peer as well as an individual with personal likes and dislikes, Tennyson's aversion to opium use, especially in the early part of the Victorian period, entices speculation.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Victorian poetry 2002-06, Vol.40 (2), p.209-215
1. Verfasser:	Platizky, Roger S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	19th century AD Alfred, Lord Tennyson Behavior Brief Article British & Irish literature Drug abusers Drug addicts England English literature Guilt Medical care Medical care (Private) Mental illness Narcotic dependence Narcotics Opiates Opium Poetry Poets Sleep Social aspects Social life & customs Suicide Tennyson, Alfred (Lord) (1809-1892) Victorian period Victorians Writers
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Zusammenfassung:	Platizky discusses various scholarly speculations on Tennyson's opium use. As an artist and a peer as well as an individual with personal likes and dislikes, Tennyson's aversion to opium use, especially in the early part of the Victorian period, entices speculation.
ISSN:	0042-5206 1530-7190 1530-7190
DOI:	10.1353/vp.2002.0014