Victorian age Flashcards
When was the Victorian Era?
From 1838 until Queen Victoria’s death in 1901.
What advancements were made during the Victorian Era?
Medicine, science, and technological knowledge, along with population and urban development growth.
How did the British Empire expand geographically during the Victorian Era?
It included India, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, parts of Africa, and the Caribbean.
What was the most popular literary genre of the Victorian Age?
Novels
How significant was Britain commercially and politically during the Victorian Era?
1/3 of the world’s financial and commercial transactions were carried out in Britain.
How did Victorian novels often get published?
Through magazines and newspapers, like a series, with weekly episodes. Charles Dickens used this method.
What social issues did many Victorian authors focus on?
Poverty, class conflicts, and working-class issues due to the Industrial Revolution.
What were Victorian novels primarily concerned with?
Middle-class issues such as income and status, with some authors, like Dickens, addressing working-class struggles.
How did Victorian literature differ from Elizabethan literature?
Victorian literature reflected real life with no fantasy elements like ghosts and witches, unlike Elizabethan literature.
How did the Brontë sisters develop their storytelling skills?
By participating in family readings, which gave them a rich background in storytelling before becoming writers themselves.
What social conditions inspired novels like Charles Dickens’s Hard Times?
The unequal distribution of wealth and the long, unhealthy working conditions for the poor during the Victorian Era.
What themes were commonly emphasized in Victorian novels?
Morality and the importance of family, influenced by Queen Victoria’s own values.
