tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post6701593802498563146..comments2024-03-28T17:50:17.529+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Poetic view of the Charge of the Heavy BrigadeRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-33971489249423854282013-08-14T09:32:15.071+01:002013-08-14T09:32:15.071+01:00Archduke Piccolo,
I have just finished reading th...Archduke Piccolo,<br /><br />I have just finished reading the FLASHMAN book that deals with the Battle of Balaclava ... and it is - in my opinion - one of the best in the series, especially in its description of the battle.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-10893772571657068822013-08-14T09:29:16.898+01:002013-08-14T09:29:16.898+01:00Prufrock (Aaron),
I suspect that you are right, a...Prufrock (Aaron),<br /><br />I suspect that you are right, and that the demands that came with the role of Poet Laureate did not sit well with Tennyson. It must have been quite a job to write poems on demand, especially if the topic was one you were not happy with or that did not fit in with your natural writing style.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-54684634914358328152013-08-14T02:23:26.706+01:002013-08-14T02:23:26.706+01:00On the whole I tend to agree with Prufrock in re &...On the whole I tend to agree with Prufrock in re 'The Charge of the Light Brigade', but it does have the virtue of being memorable - as does The Charge itself, of course.<br /><br />Speaking of the Battle of Balaclava in general literature, it is hard to go past G McD Fraser's 'Flashman at the Charge.' Harry Flashman was (according to the story) the only man who stood with the thin red streak, rode with the Heavy Brigade uphill into Russian Cavalry, and charged into the battery with the Lights. In trying to get away, he rode into legend...<br /><br />Great read.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-12964668568209739162013-08-14T02:07:40.173+01:002013-08-14T02:07:40.173+01:00Tennyson was a wonderful poet and TS Eliot said he...Tennyson was a wonderful poet and TS Eliot said he had the finest ear of any English poet since Milton. Unfortunately, he seemed to struggle with the demands of the Laureateship. Writing patriotic verse was perhaps not the best way to utilise his more reflective talents and melancholic air. Despite being so well known, even Charge of the Light Brigade is not a very good poem by comparison to something like his Ulysses. Thanks for an interesting post!<br /><br />Best, <br />AaronPrufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.com