Orthodoxy · Character
Tennyson
Poet laureate, cited for his lines on faith and doubt.
minor
Also known as Alfred, Lord Tennyson
First appearance: iii the suicide of thought
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Quoted for the line 'there was faith in their honest doubt,' illustrating the dogmatic materialism behind disbelief in miracles.
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With Narrator (psychological): Tennyson's poetry is used by the narrator to illustrate the Victorian struggle between faith and doubt. In The Romance of Orthodoxy: Quoted for the line 'there was faith in their honest…
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