be actuated by a definite moral purpose . The novel sought to find truth and to show how it might be used to uplift humanity . For this reason the Victorian Age is an age of realism a deeper realism which strives to tell the truth ; showing moral and physical diseases as they are . George Eliot George Eliot was the pen-name chosen by Mary Anne (or Marian) Evans . She was born on November 22‚1819 in war wick shire . Mary Anne was the youngest of five children . She was afforded the privileges of a
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literature in general and the novel in particular‚ the advantages of teaching novels and teaching methodologies. It is very difficult to agree on the goals of teaching literary texts. In the past‚ teaching literature was viewed as a way of making people better human beings and better citizens. The purpose of making English Literature a course of study at University College‚ London in the 1820’s was to moralise‚ civilise and humanise. In the US‚ after the civil war‚ literature was viewed as a ‘repository
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to the understanding of morality. One of the most vital concepts of Nietzsche was his suggestion‚ that morality builds the serious obstacle for enjoying of most of life passions and desires‚ or how he formulated it – “morality as anti-nature”. In his work Morality as Anti-Nature Nietzsche is discussing the ways‚ how religion and morality‚ spread via religion‚ are able to change and suppress human nature. Nowadays a lot of people are living according to some biblical rules and precepts. During the
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Fiction There is one particular feature that sets the novel apart from any other literary genre. Literature has the ability to transport you into a world that is a product of individual imagination yet the realism expressed in the novel serves as a tool or road that leads to the emerging of conceived images. It is a time travel that has the ability to restore any period of growth in society and humanity in general. Many times we refer to the novel when deciphering morality and lifestyles of earlier
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Newgate novel From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search The Newgate novels (or Old Bailey novels) were novels published in England from the late 1820s until the 1840s that were thought to glamorise the lives of the criminals they portrayed. Most drew their inspiration from the Newgate Calendar‚ a biography of famous criminals published at various times during the late 18th and early 19th centuries‚ but usually rearranged or embellished the original tale for melodramatic
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The Victorian Novel: main characteristics First of all in the Victorian Age the dominating literary form was the novel. It was in fact easier to be read and understood by simple people‚ its plot was more interesting than any other literary forms‚ the main protagonists of the novel were the same people who read it so that they felt deeply involved in the adventure told‚ the writer and his readers shared the same opinions‚ values and ideals because they belonged to the same middle class‚ the setting
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How to Succeed in Difficult Situations Life is full of ups and downs. Sometimes you’re up‚ sometimes you’re down. But it’s the difficult times where we need a little more support and guidance. It’s how you respond in your moments of difficulty that really defines the type of person you are. When you can improve your ability to get through the difficult times‚ you not only live a happier life‚ but you also grow as a person. There are many things you can do to get through difficult times for example
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Similar feminist shifts happens in Kunstler’s trilogy‚ although the shifts in his novels are not so pronounced or dramatic. His book is the most subtle of these three nextopian novels. In World Made by Hand‚ the main character describes a town meeting and notes that “all the trustees were men‚ no women and no plain laborers;” the town “reverted to social division” that is unethical in today’s society (Kunstler 101). A return to clear social delineations is evidence of a slip back in time‚ toward
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Reconstruction occurred from 1865 to 1877. It could be considered successful because it restored the United States as a whole after the Civil War. Even though it brought the states back together‚ it stilled failed in many ways. Reconstruction gave the Government a chance to end segregation and change society’s view of African Americans‚ but nobody took it. Reconstruction amplified racial discrimination. Some examples being “Black codes‚” sharecropping‚ and the Ku Klux Klan. The “Black Codes” were
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Anti-Abortion Abortion is a serious topic that people have been debating about for years. Everywhere you turn the topic of abortion presents itself‚ on TV‚ in the newspapers‚ in books and magazines. It already has‚ and will continue to cause‚ controversy for years to come. As long as abortion remains legal‚ pro-life advocates will continue to protest what they believe to be these horrible acts of murder. Dating all the way back to the 1800 ’s‚ abortions have been taking place all over the world
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