文档介绍：English literature
Introduction to
Victorian literature
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The Changes of Spring Festival
The preparation: prepare food several days before the day, now some people prefer fresh food.
The way municating: visit before, now send messages
Setting firecrackers: should it be banned?
Weather: warmer than before
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Old and Medieval
Renaissance : Shakespeare, Milton
( ): Defoe, ( ), ( )
( ): ( ), Wordsworth, ( ), ( )
Victorian: Dickens, Bronte sisters, Hardy
new
Modern period: Shaw, , Lawrence
The Victorian Literature
historical background
Victorian Literature
Historical background
Queen Victoria was the ruler of England from 1836 to 1901, so it is customary to call the writings produced during this long stretch of years Victorian literature. It monly divided into 3 phases:
the 30s and 40s
the 50s and 60s
the last 3 decades
the 30s and 40s
Read the second paragraph on page 233 and fill in the blanks.
The early years of the Victorian England was a time of __ economic development as well as __ social problems….For a time England was the “workshop of the __.” Meanwhile, the working conditions were unimaginably brutal, especially in textile factories and coal mines where __ and __ were widely employed.
the 50s and 60s
Read the second paragraph on page 234 and fill in the blanks.
During the next 20 years, England settled down to a time of __ and relative __. The middle-class life of the time was characterized by prosperity, respectability and material __. People were trying to live up to a national __ of __, respectability and __.
The last 3 decades
Decline of the British Empire and the Victorian values
Ideological background
Read the second paragraph on page 235 and find out: the ideological changes the Victorians experienced:
Change 1:
People’s religious convictions were changed by:
1)
2)
Change 2:
Everything was put to the test by utility. For example,
The bible
The church
Victorian literature
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