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From Verse to Visual: An Analysis of Alfred Tennyson and William Holman Hunt’s The Lady of Shalott

Bolen, Anne E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1087832766

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2004, Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Ohio University, Art History (Fine Arts).
This paper addresses an issue of artistic interpretation in the dispute of Pre Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt’s illustration of Alfred Tennyson’s The Lady of Shalott in his 1857 book of illustrated poems. Both Tennyson and Hunt’s backgrounds are examined to gain a better understanding of the ideals that influenced their lives and inspired their works. Hunt’s illustration of The Lady of Shalott , done in 1857 for Tennyson, is looked at in relation to Tennyson’s disapproval of additional elements not included in the text and how he felt they affected his work. In addition, Hunt’s progression of thought is followed through a detailed study of his use of Typological Symbolism as he continues to develop his illustration, culminating in a painting that transforms Tennyson’s tragic fate of a young woman into a sermon on the duty of devotion to God and redemption.
Joseph Lamb (Advisor)
66 p.
Art History
Artistic License; Typological Symbolism; Pre-Raphaelites; 19th Century British Art; William Holman Hunt; Alfred Tennyson

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  • Bolen, A. E. (2004). From Verse to Visual: An Analysis of Alfred Tennyson and William Holman Hunt’s The Lady of Shalott [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1087832766

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bolen, Anne. From Verse to Visual: An Analysis of Alfred Tennyson and William Holman Hunt’s The Lady of Shalott. 2004. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1087832766.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bolen, Anne. "From Verse to Visual: An Analysis of Alfred Tennyson and William Holman Hunt’s The Lady of Shalott." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1087832766

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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