"The Princess" is a 1847 narrative poem by Alfred Tennyson about a princess who founds a women's university, forbidding men. Her betrothed prince successfully infiltrates the institution, leading to conflict and eventual acceptance of their love.
"The Princess" is a narrative poem by Alfred Tennyson, published in 1847. It tells the story of a princess who establishes a women's university, forbidding men entry. Her betrothed prince and his friends infiltrate the university disguised as women, leading to their discovery, a battle, and eventual reconciliation where the princess accepts the prince's love.
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| Back | The Princess is a serio-comic blank verse narrative poem, written by Alfred Tennyson, published in 1847. Tennyson was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1850 to 1892 and remains one of the most popular English poets. 'A prince I was' – one of Charles Howard Johnson's illustrations for the 1890 edition The poem tells the story of a heroic princess who forswears the world of men and founds a women's university where men are forbidden to enter. The prince to whom she was betrothed in infancy enters the university with two friends, disguised as women students. They are discovered and flee, but eventually they fight a battle for the princess's hand. They lose and are wounded, but the women nurse the men back to health. Eventually the princess returns the prince's love. Several later works have been based upon the poem, including Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera Princess Ida. |
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