Literature in Victorian Period

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VICTORIAN PERIOD
 During the Victorian Age, England changed as much and as dramatically as it had in all of its
previous history. It was in the nineteenth century that England reached its height as a world
imperial power.
 Victorian era writers were mixed in their reactions to industrialization. Some celebrated the new
age of promise, progress, and triumph, while others challenged the so-called benefits of
industrial growth when so many were being affected so negatively.
Characteristics of Victorian Period
 This period was an era of political awakening, democratic reforms, industrial and
mechanical progress, scientific advancement, social unrest, educational expansion,
idealism and pessimism.
 It transformed both LIFE AND LITERATURE.
 An era of Peace because the liberals of this period were passionate champions of
universal peace, brotherhood and justice.
 Also, an era of prosperity and progress and this was the time of Queen Victoria. An era
of rising Imperialism.
 The Victorian period compromise:
A period of social changes. There was a presence of compromising between DEMOCRACY and
ARISTOCRACY.
 New education system:
Education brought political and social awakening among the masses.
 Social Unrest and Realism
This period was characterized by great social unrest. The class of wealthy capitalists and mill
owners were enjoying wealth and luxury. On the other hand, workers and laborers were
experiencing a life of struggles.
 Democratic Ideals:


The political supremacy of the aristocracy had been destroyed by the Reform Bill of 1932 but
there was no development in the condition of working classes.
 Journalism also became popular.
 Impact of science:
The progress of science kept pace with the progress of democracy.
 Revival of the interest in the past:
Although Victorians were interested in contemporary social and political life, they still
have a fascination for the old ages.
 The pre-Raphaelites remained unaffected by the sweeping tide of realism in fiction and
they were attracted towards the Middle Ages.
PROMINENT AUTHORS
 Emily Bronte (1818-1849)

 English author and one of the famed Bronte sisters
 Pen Name: Ellis Bell
 Notable Work: Wuthering Heights (1847)
 Written on: Oct 1845 - June 1846
 Published on: 1847
 First and only published novel


 The decision to publish came after the success of her sister Charlotte’s
novel, Jane Eyre
 Elements of passion, mystery and doomed love as well as social
commentary.
 Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

 Many of his novels were published in serial form
 Most popular Victorian novelist
 Pen Name: (if meron)
 Notable Work: David Copperfield
 The narrator and protagonist of this pseudo- autobiography. He is
characterized in the book as having perseverance, but also an undisciplined
heart. The undisciplined heart becomes the focal point of the latter part of
the book. After being adopted by his aunt Betsey Trotwood, he is called
"Trotwood Copperfield" in deference to her wishes.

 Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)

 Leading poet of Victorian age
 Alfred began to write poetry at an early age in the style of Lord Byron.
 Notable work: 'Morte d'Arthur', 'Ulysses' and 'St Simeon Stylites' in the
period between Hallam's death and the publication of In Memoriam. In
1847 he published The Princess, a long narrative poem on the subject of
women's education.

 Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)

 With Robert, one of literature’s greatest love affairs.
 One of the most prominent poets of the Victorian Era
 Notable Work: How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet43)
 Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880)

 Known by her pen name George Eliot was an English novelist, poet,
journalist, translator and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era.
 She wrote seven novels: Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner,
Romola, Felix Holt, the Radical, Middlemarch and Daniel Deronda.

 William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was a British novelist, author

and illustrator.
 He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel Vanity Fair, a
panoramic portrait of British
society, and the 1844 novel The
Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was
adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley
Kubrick.

 Thomas Hardy OM (1840-1928)

 was an English novelist and poet.
 A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot.
 He was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism,
including the poetry of William Wordsworth.

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Characteristics of Victorian Period

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 Emily Bronte (1818-1849)

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 Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

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 Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)

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 Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)

 Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880)

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 William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was a British novelist, author

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 Thomas Hardy OM (1840-1928)

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