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The Victorian Period

The Victorian Period. 1830-1901. A Time of Change. Age of Industry – prosperity and change Science is on the rise World’s foremost imperial power Changes occurred in political and social life Literature becomes a prominent culture. Queen Victoria and the Victorian Temper.

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The Victorian Period

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  1. The Victorian Period 1830-1901

  2. A Time of Change • Age of Industry – prosperity and change • Science is on the rise • World’s foremost imperial power • Changes occurred in political and social life • Literature becomes a prominent culture

  3. Queen Victoria and the Victorian Temper • Ruled England at age 18 from 1837-1901 • Exemplifies Victorian qualities: earnestness, moral responsibility, domestic propriety • Role modeled a high moral purpose

  4. An Age of Reform • Transformed English class structure • Abolished slavery • Working class begin to stand up for their rights as citizens • Injustices continued to exist, but Victorians made efforts to improve their society

  5. The Time of Troubles1830’s and 1840’s • Unemployment • Poverty • Rioting • Slums in large cities • Working conditions for women and children were terrible

  6. British Imperialism and Progress • Britain begins to expand all over the world • Scientific progress was at an all time high • Mass production, engineering, and the development of more effective tools • Materialism as a byproduct of expansion and progress

  7. Science, Philosophy and Religion • Science affects the physical world as well as Victorian thought • Science clashes with religion – Darwinism • Naturalism – scientific principles detached from human beings

  8. Popular Culture • Centered around the ideals of the middle class • Middle class Victorian was preoccupied with the comforts of home • Public entertainment: music halls, seaside resorts, golf courses, and bicycle paths • Home and family are a priority for the middle class

  9. Victorian Women and the Home • Queen was a role model for women • The role of women was to create a home • Expectations of women were to take care of their husbands

  10. Literacy, Publication, and Reading • By the end of the century, literacy was almost universal. • Compulsory national education required to the age of ten. • Explosion of things to read • Newspapers, periodicals, and books. • Novels and short fiction were published in serial form. • Literature illuminated social problems.

  11. The Victorian Novel • The novel was the dominant form in Victorian literature. • Victorian novels recognized a variety of social classes. • Victorian novels are realistic – they portray real life • For the first time, women were major writers: the Brontes. Elizabeth Gaskell, George Eliot. • The Victorian novel was a principal form of entertainment.

  12. Victorian Poetry • Victorian poetry developed in the context of the novel. • Poets sought new ways of telling stories in verse • Dramatic monologue – the idea of creating a lyric poem in the voice of a speaker. • Poets use detail to construct visual images • Represent the emotion or situation the poem concerns.

  13. Sources • The Victorian Period - english2.mnsu.edu/johnston/The20Victorian20Period.ppt

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