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THE ESSAY IS ON IN MEMORIAN BY TENNYSON
A Critical Analysis of Tension's In Memorial A. H. H. During the
Victorian Period, long held and comfortable religious beliefs fell under
great scrutiny. An early blow to these beliefs came from the
Utilitarian, followers of Jeremy Bantam, in the form of a test by reason
of many of the long-standing institutions of England, including the
church. When seen through the eyes of reason, religion became "merely an
outmoded superstition" (Ford & Christ 896). If this were not enough for
the faithful to contend with, the torch of doubt was soon passed to the
scientists. Geologists were publishing the results of their studies
which concluded that the Earth was far older than the biblical accounts
would have it (Ford & Christ 897). Astronomers were extending humanity's
knowledge of stellar distances, and Natural Historians such as Charles
Darwin were swiftly building theories of evolution that defied the Old
Testament version of creation (Ford & Christ 897). God seemed to be
dissolving before a panicked England's very eyes, replaced by the vision
of a cold, mechanistic universe that cared little for our existence.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson was painfully aware of the implications of such a
universe, a
Approximate Word count = 1649
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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