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This learned essay deals with the imagery of poetry in adolescence. The material presented and sagaciously discussed by the author will be of interest to those who study the creative urges of the 'teens. Alfred Tennyson is not the only hero of this saga. He published his first book of verses, Poems by Two Brothers, together with his brother Charles. While they worked they were both in close contact with Frederick. Alfred gained inspiration for years from the spiritual affinity with his brothers and friends.
In the quest for Tennyson's literary sources the author expertly applies the skilled techniques of philological research; in the quest for the meaning of the borrowings, he uses psychological concepts hesitantly. This hesitation that impairs his clarity is due less to a lack of awareness than to the fear of displeasing the experts in 'literary scholarship' for whom the book is written. Time and again they are assured that the author has nothing 'scandalous' or 'disreputable' in mind. No wonder, then, that the concepts which he applies are either sterile or artificial. 'Repression' comes from Freud, but is used as if it meant 'denial'. 'Substitution'