LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 16:11 November 2016
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In Memoriam: The Hope of the Victorian Age

P. A. Steward and Dr. H. Shimreingam


Abstract

The nineteenth century England was a time of scientific discoveries and the beginning of democracy. It was an age where scientific advancement came into conflict with the religious theories and this issue has been reflected in the poem In Memoriam. With the death of Arthur Hallam it reinforced Tennyson’s religious doubt which was already shaken by science. Later he could assure himself that science and religion walked hand in hand. He underwent a spiritual transformation that strengthens his faith in God and he believed that life will come to some ultimate good no matter how filled with sin and doubt. He could assure himself that death is not the end but the beginning of the immortal life of the soul. In Memoriam became a hope for the doubt-filled people of the Victorian Age where they could cling on to their faith and accept even the new scientific discoveries.

Keywords: Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam, Victorian, Scientific discoveries, Doubt, Faith, Hope.

Alfred Tennyson

Born on August 6, 1809, Alfred Tennyson was the fourth son of Dr. George Tennyson. He won the Chancellor’s medal for his English poem ‘Timbuctoo’ at Cambridge in 1829. The poem In Memoriam was published in 1850 and he was made the Poet Laureate in the same year until his death in 1892. He was even raised to a peerage in 1883 and died on September 23, 1892. He wrote the poem In Memoriam after the death of his Cambridge friend Hallam, who was also engaged to his sister Emily, at Vienna in 1833. The elegy became a satisfactory answer to the problems of existence, especially those raised by the struggle between religion and science. The Victorians embraced the elegy as a complement to the consolation offered by the Bible.

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P.A. Steward
Research Scholar in Himalayan University
Takar Complex, Itanagar, Papumpare, Naharlagun
Arunachal Pradesh 791110
India
stewardpharung@yahoo.co.in

Dr. H. Shimreingam
Assistant Professor
Pettigrew College
Samsai, Ukhrul 795142
Manipur
India
hungyoshimreingam@gmail.com

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