The Poetry of Tennyson, Browning and Browning

tight-laced Englands sudden respite towards a crisis in reliance is often seen reflected on functionals of Alfred manufacturing business Tennyson, Matthew Arnold and Robert Browning in an al around autobiographical manner. The crisis in opinion chiefly resulted from twain of the most important literatures in history: One of these was Charles Darwins ideas and in conclusion his very(prenominal) influential work, The wrinkle of Species. This news had a slap-up impact on peoples beliefs because it in a most cosmopolitan sense- questi sensationd the creation of universe in seven days and likewise the origins of man that were related to apes, which was very different from the religious teachings until then. These make even the laymen question biblical teachings and the authority of the Church. This paved delegacy for theological criticisms. Six Clergymen and one layperson published a book on higher(prenominal) Criticism in 1860 called Essays and Reviews. This book aimed to handle the subjects that suffer from schematic repetitions free of traditions (Scott,271). These two works can be current as main reasons for this rapid tack in faith in Victorian minds. The passing play of faith, coupled with the condition of industrial England suffering from illnesses, destructions and injustices mainly among the working classes resulted in a grubby atmosphere that the three authors had pondered upon, stemming from a loss of faith. This paper get out ponder n the shift using three of the most significant meters about Victorian crisis of faith that the authors mentioned had penned.\nThe very origin poem that comes to mind in this context is the Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennysons In Memoriam. Tennyson dedicated this poem to a beloved booster rocket who had passed away at a young age; and through him, he questioned his faith in God, in nature and in poetry. The poem reflects grief and despair, abnormal emotions that we find embodying the Victorian era, and it leads the referee to doubt the existence of hope and faith, as the author clearly does. Knowle...