The Victorian Woman and Feminism The image most of us have of the Victorian woman is home loving and devoted to family; one dressed in the finest fabrics encumbered under half a dozen crinolines and laced tightly in a corset. She is sympathetic‚ unselfish and sacrifices herself daily to be her husband’s best friend and companion‚ never his "competitor"‚ mindful and striving for the same goals as her husband. It is her job to take care of the children and run the household maintaining it as a tranquil
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Obedience in Children’s Literature during the Victorian Age Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Teaching Obedience through Text - Historical Development 3 3. The Victorian Age - a time of change 6 3.1 Broad themes of change 6 3.2 changes in society 6 3.3 Interim Conclusion 7 4. Obedience in Children’s Fiction - Tradition and Change 7 4.1 Kingsley’s The Water Babies 8 4.2 Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and what Alice found there
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Literary tendency of Victorian literature: special reference to Lord Alfred Tennyson and Robert Browning 1.1 An Introduction to Victorian Period: The Victorian era is generally agreed to stretch through the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). It was a tremendously exciting period when many artistic styles‚ literary schools‚ as well as‚ social‚ political and religious movements flourished. It was a time of prosperity‚ broad imperial expansion‚ and great political reform. It was also a time‚ which
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The Victorian age (1832-19019: GENERAL FEATURES The 1832 Great Reform Bill is generally taken as the watershed between the Romantic Age and the so-called Victorian Age. The age that was taking shape in those years and that ended at the beginning of our century was much less homogeneous than it may appear at a superficial analysis. It was an age of extremes and contradictions under a surface of balance and respectability. The key-ideas that intersected in the seventy years of Queen Victoria’s
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Victorian Mores In Jane Eyre During the Victorian era‚ it was only acceptable to abide by a set of unspoken rules acknowledged by society called mores. Some of the mores that were present in the eighteenth-century time period included the importance of the family‚ high standards of morality and decency‚ and that people must be punished or rewarded for their actions and deeds. Although these mores are not present in modern culture‚ invisible laws still exist in society today and need to be brought
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Is The Octoroon a typical Victorian melodrama? The Oxford English Dictionary defines the genre of melodrama as‚ “a stage play‚ usually romantic and sensational in plot”‚ this description certainly applies to The Octoroon. It was an extremely popular form of stage drama and what I will discover is whether its themes‚ content and structure are typical of the Victorian period melodrama. From the first time it was presented at the start of the nineteenth century‚ melodrama attracted big audiences
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British Literature II March 2‚ 2012 Final Paper Romantic and Victorian Literature and writers have an endless about of similarities that make both of them the overall most influential eras of literature. It is in following paragraphs I will attempt to bring together the most fascinating points and authors that built the road on which future writers try to compare their works to these masterminds. It is in the social issues‚ religious doubts and social prosecutions that have previously withheld
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Tennyson as a Victorian Poet Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) achieved‚ what so many poets and writers throughout the centuries were unable to achieve‚ fame and success during his lifetime. Indeed‚ in 1850‚ after the publication of “In Memoriam”‚ he was installed to the position of poet laureate. Tennyson not only distinguished himself by his work to date‚ but also honored with the responsibility of representing the state during its most solemn and celebratory occasions. As Poet Laureate‚ he represented
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The Victorian Age The Victorian Age in Europe began when Queen Victoria came to reign in 1837‚ and when she died in 1901. For the span of 64 years‚ Britain was highly successful in many aspects. The population skyrocketed from 13.8 million to 32.5 million. Medical advances‚ new reforms and rights‚ and growing education‚ all contributed to the time some call “Britain’s Golden Age”. Overall‚ the Victorian Era had a positive effect on British citizens. From the early 1840’s to late 1800’s
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3 October 2012 Oscar Wilde‚ Victorian or Anti-Victorian? Oscar Wilde was a writer during the end of the Victorian era. This is one of the reasons that it is difficult‚ and still debated‚ whether he was a Victorian writer or not. His private life was far from the puritanical image of the Victorian era. The Victorian age was full of rigid sensibilities‚ while the anti-Victorian movement veered in the complete opposite direction. The anti-Victorians were much more adventurous with sex. There
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