10) Late Victorian Literature Flashcards
Why was George Elliot popular?
because of her depictions of rural society
George Elliot
Mill on the Floss, Middlemarch
How many major plots does Middlemarch by George Elliot have?
four
Lewis Carroll
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
Samuel Butler (19th cent.)
Erewhon, The Way of All Flesh
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Bram Stoker
Drakula
Robert Louis Stevenson
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped, Treasure Island
Joseph Conrad
Victory, The Heart of Darkness, Under Western Eyes
From where did Joseph Conrad emigrate?
from Poland to Marseilles, then settled in England
What is Heart of Darkness?
a novella
What are the themes of Heart of Darkness?
colonialism, the darkness within the human soul, the impact of imperialism on both colonized regions and colonizers themselves
What are the names of the two main characters in Heart of Darkness?
Marlow, Mr. Kurtz
Where does the frame narrative of Heart of Darkness begin?
on the Thames River in London
Oscar Wilde
De Profundis, The Ballad of Reading Gaol, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest
What is The Importance of Being Earnest?
a comedic play, first performed in 1895
What does The Importance of Being Earnest revolves around?
a case of mistaken identity
To which work does these characters belong: Algernon Moncrieff, Gwendolen Fairfax, Jack Worthing, Cecily Cardew
The Importance of Being Earnest
Which late Victorian author wrote over 60 plays?
G. B. Shaw
G. B. Shaw
Pygmalion, Saint Joan
Which late Victorian author took his inspiration from Irish legends, occultism, mysticism and astrology?
W. B. Yeats
What does the Edwardian literature examine?
fears and anxiety surrounding the technological advances, serves as a bridge between the Victorian literature and modernist movement
E. M. Forster
A Passage to India, A Room with a View
Who is the father of sci-fi literature?
H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells
The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man
Name some Edwardian Literature writers
E. M. Forster, H. G. Wells, Joseph Conrad
