What subject does the poem Modern Love explore?

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George Meredith George Meredith, detail of an oil painting by G.F. Watts, 1893; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

The poem Modern Love, published by George Meredith in 1862, is a semi-autobiographical work that explores the tragedy of marital infidelity and its consequences. Drawing from the author's own difficult experiences, the poem examines the breakdown of a marriage with compassion, serving as a means for Meredith to process his personal history.1