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The Victorian Period

The Victorian Period. 1837-1901. The Literature. Much literature contends directly with social problems or avoids completely Essay : The big questions of religion, economy, crime, education, civil rights in context of rapid social/cultural changes wrought by industrialism

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The Victorian Period

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  1. The Victorian Period 1837-1901

  2. The Literature • Much literature contends directly with social problems or avoids completely • Essay: The big questions of religion, economy, crime, education, civil rights in context of rapid social/cultural changes wrought by industrialism • The Novel: Matures into a serious literary genre (not just for girls) • Realism portrays a whole society or complete individual • Poetry: Either problem-focused (Arnold) or sentimental & nostalgic (Tennyson) • Drama: Rise of the “problem play” as well as popular entertainment genres like the musical (Gilbert & Sullivan), the bedroom comedy, comedy of manners (Wilde). • Much of it serialized in periodicals – market-driven styles and literary forms (cf. Gaskell’s “Cranford” & Dickens)

  3. “The fighting temeraire” (1838)JMW Turner

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