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