Young Tennyson, Science and the Crisis of Belief
3 Quarks Daily • 2/17/2026
Summary
Kathryn Schulz at The New Yorker discusses the theme of belief in the context of Alfred Lord Tennyson's work in the new book “The Boundless Deep: Young Tennyson, Science and the Crisis of Belief” by Holmes. The book explores Tennyson’s fascination with unknowable immensities, reflecting on the influence of the Romantics as his immediate predecessors.
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