THE VICTORIAN AGE

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THE VICTORIAN AGE

• QUEEN VICTORIA(1837-1901)
• RISE OF THE MIDDLE-CLASS
• GROWTH OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
• TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS
• ECONOMIC BOOM
• PROBLEMS OF THE WORKING-CLASS

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PHILOSOPHY OFTHE VICTORIAN AGE

• UTILITARISM Everything must be useful
• PURITANISM The parable of the talents
• DARWINISM Darwin's theories
• LASS-AFFAIR PHILOSOPHY

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THE VICTORIAN NOVEL

• REALISM
• DESCRIPTION OF EVERYDAY WORLD
• PATHOS AND GROTESQUE
• STRONG EXPRESSIONS OF EMOTIONS
• THE READER COULD PARTLY IDENTIFY WITH THE CONTENT
  OF THE NOVEL
• STRONG CONCEPT OF CHARACTER
• GROWTH OF PERSONALITY OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS

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THEMES OF THE VICTORIAN NOVEL

• CLASS AND CLASH BETWEEN CLASSES
• POVERTY
• EDUCATION AND CHILDREN
• STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY
• GROWTH OF TOWNS
• THE ROLE OF THE HUSBAND IN THE FAMILY

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CLASS

• The theme of class is the most present in the
  Victorian Novel
• There is always a struggle between the
  high-middle class and the working class
• The workers were often exploited
• The working class wanted human conditions of work
• Birth of Corporations

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MOST IMPORTANT NOVELISTS
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
Nicholas Nickelby

David Copperfield
A Christmas Carol
Thomas Hardy
Jude the Obscure
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VICTORIAN STYLE OF WRITING

• THIRD PERSON EXTERNAL OMNISCIENT NARRATOR
• LONG AND COMPLEX STORYLINES
• NOVELS WERE PUBLISHED IN INSTALLMENTS
• JUXTAPOSITION OF GOOD AND BAD CHARACTERS
  (STRUGGLE BETWEEN VICE AND VIRTUE)
• VERY DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

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Oliver Twists Extract

• Themes

• Devices and Style

• CLASS AND CLASH BETWEEN CLASSES
• POVERTY
• CHILDREN
• GROWTH OF TOWNS

• REALISM
• PATHOS AND GROTESQUE
• THE READER COULD PARTLY IDENTIFY WITH THE CONTENT
  OF THE NOVEL
• THIRD PERSON EXTERNAL OMNISCIENT NARRATOR
• JUXTAPOSITION OF GOOD AND BAD CHARACTERS
• VERY DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS
• NOVELS WERE PUBLISHED IN INSTALLMENTS

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Nicholas Nicklebys Extract

• Themes

• Devices and Style

• CLASS AND CLASH BETWEEN CLASSES
• POVERTY
• EDUCATION AND CHILDREN

• REALISM
• PATHOS AND GROTESQUE
• THE READER COULD PARTLY IDENTIFY WITH THE CONTENT
  OF THE NOVEL
• STRONG EXPRESSIONS OF EMOTIONS
• THIRD PERSON EXTERNAL OMNISCIENT NARRATOR
• JUXTAPOSITION OF GOOD AND BAD CHARACTERS
• VERY DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS
• NOVELS WERE PUBLISHED IN INSTALLMENTS

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Jude the Obscures Extract

• Themes

• Devices and Style

• CLASS AND CLASH BETWEEN CLASSES
• POVERTY
• CHILDREN
• THE ROLE OF THE HUSBAND IN THE FAMILY
• SUPERFICIALITY OF THE CHURCH
• COLLAPSE OF THE IDEAL LOVE
• SCIENTIFIC APPROACH

• REALISM
• STRONG EXPRESSIONS OF EMOTIONS
• GROWTH OF PERSONALITY OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS
• THIRD PERSON IMPERSONAL OMNISCIENT NARRATOR
• VERY DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS
• LONG AND COMPLEX STORYLINES
• NOVELS WERE PUBLISHED IN INSTALLMENTS