victorian period delap

in what scientific and technological areas were advances made

began to understand the earth, its creatures, and its natural laws, chemisrty, engineering geology

what novels addressed social problems

bleak house, oliver twist

who were the brone ssters, what novels dit ehy write, why were the novels shocking to the victorian audience

charlotte and emily; jane eyre and wuthering heights, bringing gothic evil, violence and horror into a seemingly safe domestic setting and rejection of docile, snetimental heroines

what was the effect on 19th century intellectuals and reformers

convinced that human efforts could overcome all material problems

women writers

didnt want work to be judged on the gender of who wrote it but what is inside

list 5 specific problems that gave rise to this name (hungry 40's)

economic depression, widespread unemployment, famine in ireland, deplorable living and working conditions brought on by rapid urbanization and a lack of measures safeguarding young workers

what were 4 purposed found in victorian literature

entertained, informed, warned, and reassured

what did the novelists try to teach through their novels

history and ettiquette

an acre in middlesex is better than a principality in utopia

its better to have real material things than to live in you imagination and things that do not exist, are not physical

how did novels reach an increasingl large audience

leanding libraires, periodicals, affordable cheap editions

what is the significance of dickens and ruskins comments in their writing? what questoins were they asking

make the reader think or question the world they live in, question if industrilization is really a good thing

who was george eliot? why did she use a pen name

mary ann evans, to keep her identity as a female a secret when serious literature by women could be receive bias criticism

what is the victorian period best known for? what is a 3 decker

novel; 3 volume edition

what is the main characterization of this period? list specific support for this

peace and economic growth, next was was WW1. industrial revolution, british empire grew steadily, political power extended to the middle and working class

who are the players in huxleys chess game?

phenomena of the universe; one wrong move and the other player (God) checkmates you

what word is synonymous with the victorian period? list at least 2 specific examples to support this

prudery; softened sex, birth and death by sentimental conventions and suduced/aldurtous women were "fallen" and pushed to margins of respectability

who was the monarch during this period? dates or reign?

queen victoria; 1837-1901

in general, what was the impact of victorian literature and writers

questioned the world (materialism, etc)

stylystic devices of dickens

repition, paradox, anaphora

what are the dates of the victorian period

1832-1901

what is meant by the hungry forties

serious problems during the early years of victorias reign

what are 2 novels written by george eliot? what topics does she deal with, how does she differ from dickens

silas marner, the mill on the floss; clever little girls problems only increase when she grows into a clever young woman; she looks unflinchingly at heroines whose interlligense and talent have no place in their culter--no happy ending

what is meant by the plague wind

smog

why did this emphasis on decorum occur

the conviction that life would be improved of it steadily became more refined, more rationally organized, better policed and therefore safer

explan from trust to skepticism and denial

the trust in transcendental power inhrited form the romantics eroded, giving way to uncertainty and spiritual doubt

what was the victorian attitude toward authority, and how did this attitude manifest itself in their everyday life

uneasy about giving the strong authority to a central govt, but autocreatic father is a vivid figure, ironic because victoria is a women

what oppurtunities did the development of the novel give way to

unprecedented oppurtunitues to showcase their talent

discuss the reforms that took place in the following areas

voting-universal adult sufrage 1928 labor laws-limited child labor and reduced workday to 10 hours and half-holidays saturdays education-state supported school estbalished, and made cumpulsory literacy - more than 90% of pop. literate