The victorian agethe era when the sun never set on the british empire, a time when. A brief introduction to victorian literature a brief introduction into the. History of english literature pdf included periods of. Pdf the victorian age download full pdf book download. This period saw the spread of the novel, thanks to the improvements in printing and distribution of. The factory act regulated child labour in factories. Pdf a brief introduction into the branches of victorian literature.
Download the victorian age in literature free in pdf. The literature of the victorian era internet archive. Characteristics of victorian literature the style of the victorian novel. The first reform act granted the vote to almost all male members of middleclass. During this time, england was undergoing a cultural upheaval read this article to know about the characteristic features of victorian age, characteristics of the victorian era society, victorian age characteristics. The biggest social change in english history is the transfer, between 1750 and 1850. The literature of the victorian age 1837 1901, named for the reign of. To hear the audio that accompanies this presentation, you will need to download the file. The british aristocracy suspected any social reform, because of the. Victorian literature is literature written in england during the reign of queen victoria, or roughly from 1837 1901. Series title, home university library of modern knowledge, no. He was the most significant prose writer of the later victorian era. Tennyson, browning, carlyle, ruskin all were the teachers of england with the faith.
Victorian prose writers in english literature english. Britain had emerged from the long war with france 17931815 as a great power and as the world. Victorian literature is the literature produced during the reign of queen victoria 18371901 a. Victorian era literature characteristics english summary. Abolition of slavery and slave trade in all british. Literature in the victorian age the victorian age is the period of the reign of queen victoria. Franz xavier winterhalter, family of queen victoria, 1846. There was a return of nature in english prose of this age.
Download, duplode, dysepsion, ercheck, eskog, eddie. Elements of imagination in later victorian age are best exemplified in essays of stevenson. Victorian age 18371901 the victorian era was one of the most important eras in the history of english literature. His important works are the renaissance, imaginary portraits. In the first half of the 19c the english became a nation of avid novelreaders. A companion to victorian literature and culture while in the preceding romantic period poetry had been the dominant genre, it was the novel that was most important in the victorian period. Charles dickens 18121870 dominated the first part of victorias. Assess the ways in which these conflicts influenced victorian literature. Pdf the oxford companion to english literature margaret. Queen victoria, at the age of 18 ruled england continuously for 64 years until her death.
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