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Vol. 1 / No. 2 / Published : 2012-08

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Original Article :

Estrangement in alfred tennyson's "ulysses": a new criticism analysis

Author :

  1. Segaf*1
  2. Christinawati*2
  1. Mahasiswa Fakultas Ilmu Budaya
  2. Dosen Fakultas Ilmu Budaya

Abstract :

A poem written by Alfred Tennyson entitled “Ulysses” is a poem which main character is controversial and it was not a new or strange character in the world of poetry. Ulysses is a character that often appeared in some previous works, the most well-known ones are “Odyssey” and “Iliad” written by Homer. The interesting thing in Tennyson’s poem, he depicted Ulysses’ life after the Trojan War. In Homer’s, Ulysses was a brave man and the image of self-reliant (independent), smart, heroic and calm personality that could be seen from how he handled the war of Troy. But in Tennyson’s, Ulysses is different; he is characterized as suffered from the estrangement after the war. In analyzing the poem, New Criticism will be used to elaborate the process of Ulysses’ estrangement. In New Criticism, intrinsic elements of the poem are very important since the poem itself is the autonomous text that its linguistic devices will be useful to reveal the main character’s estrangement in the poem. In his estrangement, Ulysses leaves his family and his people to get freedom that he considers in balance with what Achilles did. The analysis is aimed to give distinctive portrayal about the main character and the meaning of Tennyson’s “Ulysses” as a whole.

Keyword :

Estrangement, Portrayal, Freedom, Self-Reliant, Controversy,


References :

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