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"In Memoriam" by Alfred Lord TennysonEntry/Object ID
2000.FIC.02.048Scope and Content
Epic poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson entitled "In Memoriam" appears to have been in the possession of Russel B. Pope, of Cambridge Ohio.
2000.FIC.02.048B. Handwritten prayer printed in black on similar paper. "O God the heathen hosts...
In Memoriam, poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, written between the years 1833 and 1850 and published anonymously in 1850. Consisting of 131 sections, a prologue, and an epilogue, this chiefly elegiac work examines the different stages of Tennyson’s period of mourning over the death of his close friend Arthur Henry Hallam. In Memoriam reflects the Victorian struggle to reconcile traditional religious faith with the emerging theories of evolution and modern geology. The verses show the development over three years of the poet’s acceptance and understanding of his friend’s death and conclude with an epilogue, a happy marriage song on the occasion of the wedding of the poet’s sister Cecilia.
An enormous critical and popular success, the poem also won Tennyson the friendship of Queen Victoria and helped bring about, in the year of its publication, his appointment as poet laureate. https://www.britannica.com/topic/In-MemoriamCollection
Early Family Papers: CahoonRelationships
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