Published in 1850, "In Memoriam" won its author the Poet
Laureateship of Britain and received widespread attention from
critics and reviewers, as well as ordinary readers. The poem was
written in memory of Tennyson's close friend Arthur Henry Hallam,
who died suddenly in 1833; it became a kind of unofficial
devotional manual for mourners, including Queen Victoria after the
death of Prince Albert. The poem's scope goes beyond individual
grief, however, to the development and extinction of species,
audaciously exploring history, evolution and God's relationship
with humanity. Its formal beauty and emotional resonance make "In
Memoriam" as compelling today as it was for nineteenth-century
readers. Matthew Rowlinson's introduction traces the poem's
composition history and places it in the context of Tennyson's
personal and intellectual development. Historical appendices
include writings by Arthur Hallam, Victorian fiction on courtship
and marriage and materials on natural history and evolution.
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