Alfred Lord Tennyson · English Literature

Tennyson's 'The Princess' is notable for its early Victorian exploration of:

  1. The social costs of rapid industrialization
  2. Women's education and their role in society
  3. The moral burden of colonizing Africa
  4. Religious conversion from Anglicanism to Catholicism
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Correct answer: Women's education and their role in society

The poem tells the story of a princess who founds a university for women and bans all men. While satiric in parts, it contains the famous 'sweet and low' lyrics and deals seriously with gender relations.

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