The New Era

Victorian Era Do you know when the Victorian era was? According to “victorian-era.org” the Victorian era was in the United Kingdom during 1837-1901 and it was called the Victorian era because the queen during this era was Queen Victoria. (Victorian era Government) During this era working life, housing, sports, government, and fashion will be described during this essay. First of all, the working life of Victorian people was very harsh. Most jobs that they would work were very physical.…

During the Progressive Era in the early 20th century, Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson were striving to be the most progressive among other muckrakers/reformers to resolve issues among industrialization and urbanization. They each fought for reform by targeting colossal businesses, attacking substantial trusts and monopolies, drawing attention to the abuse of the working class and bringing awareness about environmental destruction. While all of the…

defied the confines of the period it was written in and ushers in a new era in terms of ideas, politics, art, music, and everyday life. In the Victorian Period, many poets would write about ideas, the current attitudes toward women, and the resisting temptation, from a new viewpoint, which lead to changing thoughts and morals among the masses (Khanna and Landow). Although the word ‘Victorian’ brings to mind conformity, the Victorian Era of poetry is anything but typical (Victorian Poets). These…

a light-hearted and humorous musing of the appeal to be young again, which summarizes the hedonistic worldview of Lord Henry in The Picture of Dorian Gray that may ring true to others. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel that is set in Victorian era London; a society in which appearance and wealth are held at an extremely high value. The youth in beauty and the beauty in youth are treated as commodities and it is of no surprise that the protagonist, Dorian Gray, who was cursed with the…

The early twentieth century was an era of progressive reform and business expansion in the US Know as Era of Progression dominated by the working class. They attempted to clean up corrupt city governments, to enhance in factories working conditions, and to living better conditions for the individuals who lived in horrendous areas. Amid this time which comprises of three progressive presidents Wilson, Roosevelt and Taft. Who every contributed no less than one viewpoint to the United States…

“Muckraker” is a word usually associated with the Progressive time period when discussing American history. The Progressive era was a time of widespread social, political, and economic reformation which took place in the United States. Before the public could be awakened to action, it first had to be enlightened on the scandalous realities of factories, politics, and slums. Muckraking exposed iniquities, educated the public about corruption in high places, and prepared the way for corrective…

Lord Alfred Tennyson’s Idylls of the King was written in Victorian England and the latest version was published in 1885, though the actual writing process covered a span of almost 50 years. Tennyson bases the series of poems comprising the Idylls on the European myth of King Arthur and the court of Camelot and various other adaptations of that legend. The evolution of Tennyson’s female characters to their final stages underscores an undermining of traditional Victorian gender roles by…

Victorian era was also a time of great signification for the political system. When Victorian reign took place, the first prime minster is she appointed was Whig politician Viscount Melbourne although the Whigs had a great influence in the British politics during 1860s, they were still sidelined by the liberal party. Edward Smith Stanley of the Whig was the last prime minster who resigned in 1868 and after that politics of England was dominated by the liberals and conservative party. At a time…

Progressive Era The early 20th century was an era of progressive reform in America. The Progressive Era was a time when people started to speak out and join ways to make their own laws. These people called themselves progressives, they worked together to improve human equality. The progressives wanted all American citizens to join their group and fight to improve social conditions. They were mainly considered journalists, writers, and even illustrators. There main focus was on reforming the…

man’s domain. Daily life in the Victorian era was very moralistic and was inspired by proper decorum and even the thought of opposing its norms was considered as a transgression. Most marriages’ were ruled by social reputation, respectability and economic manners and marriage and bestowing a child upon their husband was the highest honour a woman could receive and because of all this and due to the very fact that this play has been written in the Victorian era Henrik Ibsen has fostered the main…