Characteristics of Victorian age

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1. Chief Characteristics of Victorian Literature Prepared by – Nirali Dabhi Department of English (Sem-1) Maharaja krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University.

2. Contents 1.Introduction of Victorian age 2.Chart of Characteristics 3.characteristics

3. Brief Introduction Of the age > It was the time exactly comes after the Romantic Age. > Victorian era, in British history, the period between approximately 1820 and 1914, corresponding roughly but not exactly to the period of Queen Victoria’s(1837-1901). > Characterised by a class-based society, a growing number of people able to vote, a growing state and economy, and Britain’s status as the most powerful empire in the world.

4. This age also known as age of compromise. Age of Transition. The age of Empire.

5. Chief Characteristics of Victorian Age Intellectual Development The new Education The revolt Morality Industrial Revolution

6. Morality Morality show that slowly the peoples were losing the free meaning of Literature and that Is why during this time novel as well as prose was the popular forms. Tennyson, Browning, Carlyle, Ruskin-all were the teachers of England with the faith in their moral message to instruct the world. We find in almost every case a definite purpose to sweep away error and reveal the underlying truth of human life .

7. The revolt During this time the human revolution theory was proved by Darwin. So, now God was not one of the to create fear among the people. So, there was a kind of conflict between religion and science .

8. Intellectual Development This time is Intellectual development time. “On the Origin of species” (1859) Of Darwin Shook to its foundations scientific thoughts. The first photographs were taken in the 1830. The very first electric train was invited by a German in 1879.

9. The New Education Educational opportunity for women. First woman collage established in 1848 in London. Women could degrees at twelve University Collage. Also children from rich families would be Educated at home by governess. On the other hand, Most poor children did not go to school.

10. Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution rapidly gained pace during Victoria’s reign because of the power Of steam. This times Engineers developed bigger, faster and more powerful machines that could run Whole factories. By 1870 over 1,00,000 steam engines were at work throughout Britain.

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