Victorian literature

Similar But Different (Comparing and Contrasting Robert Browning’s Porphyria's Lover and My Last Duchess) Robert Browning was a wonderful and talented author during the Victorian era. He produced many popular and extraordinary pieces of work throughout his life. One form of literature he is known for today is his dramatic monologues. Two of Browning's famous dramatic monologues include Porphyria’s Lover and My Last Duchess. Browning was not only able to catch the reader's interest with his…

The final epoch within the Victorian Age, sometimes called the “Late Period,” lasted from 1870 to 1901 (“Victorian” 544). For the Victorians who were well-off, the Late Period provided stability and countless opportunities for leisure, tourism, and intellectual and artistic pursuits (544). The city of London, especially, was laden with remarkable sights, cutting-edge technological innovations, and enriching experiences that catered to this demographic, along with an increasing culture of…

quest to end evil. All of these are found within the book Dracula but, what does this story reveal about how society has evolved? Society shapes the way people, culture, and literature develop. Different factors can play into the way that a society faces different issues and concepts. Bram Stoker's Dracula reflects many of Victorian society's religious and social values as exemplified by the actions, symbolism, development, and archetypes of the characters which differ from modern society's…

In the 19th century literature, the governess was mostly silenced, being a simple female character. On the contrary, in Neo-victorian literature, she was given voice and was no longer only a character in the background. Having a poor social condition, the governesses in the Victorian age were known to have been exemplary women: modest, diligent, with good reputation. In the house where they worked, they would have a place somewhere between a member of the family and a servant.…

“Win the Fiery Antidote”: a Feminist Approach to Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market In a time when women did not have major roles in literature or their daily lives, Christina Rossetti’s powerful poem Goblin Market is published to empower women of the Victorian Era. This poem is about two sisters, Lizzie and Laura, who live alone in the middle of the woods. They go into the woods every day to get water from the river, where they encounter goblin men selling fruits. After Laura tries…

Emily Bronte: "Remembrance" Emily Bronte is an English novelist and poet. She invented imaginary worlds with her siblings, including her poem "Remembrance". Bronte was a part of the Victorian period, which was a transition between romanticism and the 20th century. Using the Reader's Response Theory in "Remembrance" will show the meanings and symbols of the poem. It gives a gateway to the reader to express what they think the story means and how they can relate. Emily Bronte…

terrible poverty.” Prudish and narrow-minded are excellent terms that describe how the people from the Victorian era are portrayed. The Victorian era was a time when the legs of a table had to be concealed under cloth so that it was not suggestive in any way. Alfred, Lord Tennyson was a prominent author in the Victorian era. By the age of forty-one, Tennyson became the most popular poet of the Victorian era. “The Lady of Shalott” is a famous poem written by Tennyson that expresses a great deal…

Introduction to Author Oscar Wilde was a Anglo- English author, playwright, novelist, critic and poet. He was a popular literary figure in late Victorian England, known for his brilliant wit, flamboyant style. After graduating from Oxford University, he lectured as a poet, art critic and a leading proponent of the principles of aestheticism which emphasized aesthetic values more than moral or social themes. This doctrine can be clearly summarized by the phrase ‘art for art’s sake’. In 1890, he…

The Victorian era promoted education for women, but only to a certain extent, to standards set by upper class males. A woman should have individuality, wit, and be able to think critically (Caitlin L,). The idea of a clever woman was appreciated in theory, but their ideas and thoughts were passed and not always listened to. They place women “akin to precocious children,” (Watts, 551). Society demonstrates an appreciation for a great mind, but does not respect ideas or thoughts presented by women…

Messages from Victorian Schools An Analysis of the Messages about Schools from Hard Times and Jane Eyre “You will be never more than someone who flips burgers!” Sometimes, very rarely, teachers may tell this to their students. Whether it be that the teacher may feel that that student be stupid, or maybe that teacher doesn’t like that student for a reason. Although it is very highly unlikely for this incident to occur in today’s society, this occurred all the time in Victorian schools. It has…