The poem "In Memoriam" (1850) is recognized as the pinnacle achievement of Alfred Tennyson, a poet in which the British saw and continue to see the symbol of the Victorian era. Full of biblical images and allusions, rich in reminiscences from the poetry of the Renaissance, Petrarch, Shakespeare, English metaphysicians and romantics, ascending - according to the author's plan - to Dante's Divine Comedy, the poem, being a powerful requiem for a beloved and untimely deceased friend, is the fruit of many years of spiritual and literary work. Raising a myriad of "eternal questions," turning in search of answers to all kinds of religious movements and beliefs, in the depth of thought "In Memoriam" is not inferior to a philosophical treatise, and in the strength of feeling - the most heartfelt lyrical confession.