... Alfred, Lord Tennyson wrote his masterpiece, "In Memoriam," in honor of the death of his closest friend, Arthur Henry Hallam. He began writing bits and pieces of the poem in an old account book, and seventeen years later, it was published. "Its themes were death and sorrow, and the struggle between faith and doubt; the resolution in a confident belief in immortality was enthusiastically received" ( ... 2868) This poem was vastly received as a great one and brought Tennyson out of the dreadful past and into the hopeful future. "Idylls of the King" has been called one of the truly great lo...

• Word Count: 1199
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School