- "Famous novelists from this period include Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray, the three Brontë sisters, Elizabeth Gaskell, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, and Rudyard Kipling."
The importance of art and literature in Victorian culture, and the development of different art styles and literary movements.
Victorian Literature: A study of literature written during the reign of Queen Victoria, including novels, poetry, and essays.
Victorian Art: A study of the various art movements that emerged during the Victorian era, including Pre-Raphaelitism, Aestheticism, and the Arts and Crafts Movement.
Victorian Society: An examination of Victorian social norms and values, including gender roles, class hierarchy, and etiquette.
Colonialism and Empire: An analysis of the impact of the British Empire on literature and art during the Victorian era.
Industrial Revolution: A study of the influence of industrialization on literature and art, including the role of technology and urbanization.
Gothic Literature: An exploration of the Gothic genre and how it was used by Victorian writers to critique social norms and expectations.
The Condition of Women: A discussion of the status of women in Victorian society, including their educational, social, and legal limitations.
Darwinism and Evolution: An analysis of the impact of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution on literature and art during the Victorian era.
Religion: A study of the various religious movements and debates that characterized the Victorian era, including the role of religion in daily life.
Sensationalism and Crime Fiction: An examination of the sensational and criminal elements that permeated Victorian literature and art.
Realism: A literary and artistic movement that aimed to accurately depict the mundane reality of life, often depicting the working class in a sympathetic light.
Satire: A literary style that uses irony, humor, and exaggeration to critique and ridicule societal norms or individuals.
Gothic fiction: A genre of literature that often features supernatural or horror elements and focuses on dark, mysterious, and supernatural themes.
Historical fiction: Fiction that takes place in a historical setting and often incorporates real historical events, figures, and settings into the plot.
Romanticism: A literary and artistic movement characterized by a strong emotional response to nature, imagination, and the individual's inner experiences.
Pre-Raphaelite art: A movement in the visual arts that sought to return to the style of painting and poetic ideals of art that existed before Raphael, emphasizing detailed, realistic, and brightly colored depictions of nature and medieval and mythological themes.
Naturalism: A literary movement that emphasized the scientific study of human behavior and the natural world and rejected the idealistic and romantic forms of literature that preceded it.
Aestheticism: A movement in art and literature that sought to emphasize beauty, artifice, and the pleasure of the senses, often incorporating elements of decadence and dandyism.
Adventure fiction: Fiction that emphasizes exciting, exotic, and dangerous settings or situations, typically featuring heroic characters and escapades.
Social satire: A form of satire that critiques and ridicules social issues, norms, and behaviors of a particular society or culture.
- "English writing from this era reflects the major transformations in most aspects of English life, from scientific, economic, and technological advances to changes in class structures and the role of religion in society."
- "It was in the Victorian era that the novel became the leading literary genre in English."
- "While the Romantic period was a time of abstract expression and inward focus, essayists, poets, and novelists during the Victorian era began to direct their attention toward social issues."
- "Writers such as Thomas Carlyle called attention to the dehumanizing effects of the Industrial Revolution and what Carlyle called the 'Mechanical Age'. This awareness inspired the subject matter of other authors, like poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning and novelists Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy."
- "Barrett's works on child labor cemented her success in a male-dominated world where women writers often had to use masculine pseudonyms."
- "Dickens employed humor and an approachable tone while addressing social problems such as wealth disparity."
- "Hardy used his novels to question religion and social structures."
- "Robert Browning and Alfred Tennyson were Victorian England's most famous poets."
- "It was not until the last decades of the 19th century that any significant works were produced."
- "Notable playwrights of the time include Gilbert and Sullivan, George Bernard Shaw, and Oscar Wilde."
- "Victorian literature is English literature during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901)."
- "The 19th century is considered by some to be the Golden Age of English Literature, especially for British novels."
- "English writing from this era reflects the major transformations in most aspects of English life, from scientific, economic, and technological advances to changes in class structures and the role of religion in society."
- "Barrett's works on child labor cemented her success in a male-dominated world where women writers often had to use masculine pseudonyms."
- "Dickens employed humor and an approachable tone while addressing social problems such as wealth disparity."
- "Hardy used his novels to question religion and social structures."
- "Robert Browning and Alfred Tennyson were Victorian England's most famous poets."
- "It was not until the last decades of the 19th century that any significant works were produced."
- "Notable playwrights of the time include Gilbert and Sullivan, George Bernard Shaw, and Oscar Wilde."