 Despite the critical acclaim " Ulysses " received , its rise within the Tennyson canon took decades . Tennyson did not usually select it for publication in poetry anthologies ; in teaching anthologies , however , the poem was usually included — and it remains a popular teaching poem today . Its current prominence in Tennyson 's oeuvre is the result of two trends , according to Tennyson scholar Matthew Rowlinson : the rise of formal English poetry studies in the late nineteenth century , and the Victorian effort to articulate a British culture that could be exported . He argues that " Ulysses " forms part of the prehistory of imperialism — a term that only appeared in the language in 1851 . The protagonist sounds like a " colonial administrator " , and his reference to seeking a newer world ( 57 ) echoes the phrase " New World " , which became common during the Renaissance . While " Ulysses " cannot be read as overtly imperialistic , Tennyson 's later work as Poet Laureate sometimes argues for the value of Britain 's colonies , or was accused of jingoism . Rowlinson invokes the Marxist theorist Louis Althusser 's extension of the argument that ideology is ahistorical , finding that Tennyson 's poem " comes before an ideological construction for which it nonetheless makes people nostalgic " . 
 Despite the critical acclaim " Ulysses " received , its rise within the Tennyson canon took decades . Tennyson did not usually select it for <a href='negative_concord' title='1'><mark>publication</mark></a> in poetry anthologies ; in teaching anthologies , however , the poem was usually included — and it <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>remains</mark></a> a popular teaching poem today . Its current prominence in Tennyson <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>oeuvre <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>is</mark></a>the result of two trends , according to Tennyson scholar Matthew Rowlinson : the rise of formal English poetry studies in the late nineteenth century , and the Victorian effort to articulate a British culture <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>that</mark></a>could be exported . He <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>argues</mark></a> that " Ulysses " <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>forms</mark></a> part of the prehistory of imperialism — a term <a href='null_relcl' title='8'><mark>that</mark></a>only appeared in the language in 1851 . The protagonist <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>sounds</mark></a> like a " colonial administrator " , and his reference to seeking a newer world ( 57 ) <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>echoes</mark></a> the phrase " New World " , which became common during the Renaissance . While " Ulysses " cannot be read as overtly imperialistic , Tennyson <a href='null_genetive' title='11'><mark>'s</mark></a>later work as Poet Laureate sometimes <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>argues</mark></a> for the value of Britain <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>colonies , or was accused of jingoism . Rowlinson <a href='uninflect' title='14'><mark>invokes</mark></a> the Marxist theorist Louis Althusser <a href='null_genetive' title='15'><mark>'s</mark></a>extension of the argument that ideology is ahistorical , finding that Tennyson <a href='null_genetive' title='16'><mark>'s</mark></a>poem " <a href='uninflect' title='17'><mark>comes</mark></a> before an ideological construction for which it nonetheless <a href='uninflect' title='18'><mark>makes</mark></a> people nostalgic " . 
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