Victorian Age
Contents 1.0. Abstract………………………………………………………………………………page 3 2.0. Introduction
-Historical Development and characteristics of the period………..............................................................................page 4-8
3.0. The Victorian Novel…………………………………………………………… page 8-17
4.0. Victorian Poetry…………………………………………………………………page 17-29
5.0. Other literatures of the period. …………………………………………..page 29-40 -Children’s literature -Drama -Science, philosophy and discovery -Nature writing -Supernatural and fantastic literature
6.0. Influence Of the Victorian age and Victorian literature……………page 40-43
7.0. A list of major writers of the Victorian period…………………………page 44-45
8.0. Citation…………………………………………………………………………………..page 45
1.0 ABSTRACT The name Victorian English literature is borrowed from the royal matriarch of England, Queen Victoria, who sat on the throne between 1837 and 1901. The Victorian age had the highest level of progress in the history of English. This progress swept through literature, technological advancement, science, discoveries, political and intellectual transformation, productivity, commerce and practically in all spheres of life. This study examines the Victorian period extensively, it portrays the features of the period, the success and the generated doubt of the period, the influence on writers of the period and generally the works of the period. It looks into the Victorian novel which is the most prominent genre of the period, poetry, drama, children literature, nature and other literatures that characterized the period. It gives both the students and the lecturer quality background knowledge of the period and the importance of the period in the whole English history. The exclusive use of the internet and consultations from different books were used to collect data and information about the period like the information containing the features of
-Historical Development and characteristics of the period………..............................................................................page 4-8
3.0. The Victorian Novel…………………………………………………………… page 8-17
4.0. Victorian Poetry…………………………………………………………………page 17-29
5.0. Other literatures of the period. …………………………………………..page 29-40 -Children’s literature -Drama -Science, philosophy and discovery -Nature writing -Supernatural and fantastic literature
6.0. Influence Of the Victorian age and Victorian literature……………page 40-43
7.0. A list of major writers of the Victorian period…………………………page 44-45
8.0. Citation…………………………………………………………………………………..page 45
1.0 ABSTRACT The name Victorian English literature is borrowed from the royal matriarch of England, Queen Victoria, who sat on the throne between 1837 and 1901. The Victorian age had the highest level of progress in the history of English. This progress swept through literature, technological advancement, science, discoveries, political and intellectual transformation, productivity, commerce and practically in all spheres of life. This study examines the Victorian period extensively, it portrays the features of the period, the success and the generated doubt of the period, the influence on writers of the period and generally the works of the period. It looks into the Victorian novel which is the most prominent genre of the period, poetry, drama, children literature, nature and other literatures that characterized the period. It gives both the students and the lecturer quality background knowledge of the period and the importance of the period in the whole English history. The exclusive use of the internet and consultations from different books were used to collect data and information about the period like the information containing the features of
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