Victorian literature is literature written in england during the reign of queen victoria, or roughly from 1837 1901. England, from the mid5th century to the norman conquest of 1066. It is one of the longest reigns in the history of england. English literature was like all the several literatures of christendom, alike in. The junius manuscript, also known as the caedmon manuscript, which is an illustrated poetic anthology. The victorian age is the period of the reign of queen victoria. There were a drastic change and development in the form of literature, art and music. The reign of queen victoria is also called the age of fiction because fiction became the most important form of. The industrial imaginary in victorian literature and culture. Victorian literature 3 poetry and drama lord tennyson, the poet laureate poetry in a sense settled down from the upheavals of the romantic era and much of the work of the time is seen as a bridge between this earlier era and the modernist poetry of the next century. Victorian era literature characteristics english summary. Queen victoria, at the age of 18 ruled england continuously for 64 years until her death.
The reform bill of 1832 gave the middle class the political power it needed to consolidateand to holdthe economic position it had already achieved. The biggest social change in english history is the transfer, between 1750 and 1850 of large masses of the. View victorian literature research papers on academia. Hopkins drew inspiration from verse forms of old english poetry such as beowulf.
This portable document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. In the first half of the 19c the english became a nation of avid novelreaders. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. During this time, england was undergoing a tremendous cultural upheaval. Many important social and historical changes altered the structure of the nation. Ryals pdf files with commentary at ohio state press. Alfred lord tennyson held the poet laureateship for over forty years. Victorian age 18371901 the victorian era was one of the most important eras in the history of english literature.
Victorian literature is the literature produced during the reign of queen victoria 18371901 a. This period was marked by the tremendous cultural upheaval. This is not an example of the work produced by our essay writing service. Doc assignment characteristics of victorian period asad. History of english literature pdf included periods of. The juxtaposition of this new industrial wealth with a new kind of urban poverty is only one of the paradoxes that characterize this long and diverse age. This period saw the spread of the novel, thanks to the improvements. The victorian age in literature free c lassic ebooks. Victorian poetry refers to the verses composed during the reign of queen victoria in english 18371901. Assembly articles from wikipedia free encyclopedia. Victorian age the development of british literature appunto di inglese. Victorian age the development of british literature. Victorian age english literature library jones, elizabeth on. Victorian literature is literature, mainly written in english, during the reign of queen victoria 18371901 the victorian era.