The Princess

Résumé

"The Princess" by Baron Alfred Tennyson Tennyson is a serio-comic blank verse narrative poem published in 1847. A princess forswears men and establishes a women's university where males are forbidden. Her betrothed prince and two friends disguise themselves as women to infiltrate the institution and win her back. When their identities are exposed, a battle ensues, leading to unexpected consequences. This pioneering work explores women's education and equality during the early stages of the women's rights movement, blending romance with social commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.)