Victorian Period Flashcards
Between what years was the Victorian Period? How many years is this?
1832-1900
68 years
What 2 groups conflicted in this time period?
Those in power and labourer masses
What shocking conditions are highlighted in this time period to insist on reform?
The life of workhouses and the urban poor
What 2 lifestyles heavily contrasted in this time period?
Country and city lifestyles
What was there a lack of discretion in?
Sexual discretion
What plot twist feature was prominent in this period?
Strained coincidences
What triangles would take place?
Romantic triangles
What type of danger were heroines portrayed in within this period?
Physical danger
What status did villains have in this time period?
Aristocratic values
What would often be misdirected in Victorian works?
Misdirected letters
What type of marriages would be prominent in Victorian works?
Bigamous marriages
What genre became more popular in this time period? How were they produced in the Victorian Era?
Novels
Mass produced
What is meant by “bildungsroman”?
One’s journey
What 3 types of novels were prominent in Victorian times?
Serialised, detective and political novels
Who was a famous serialising novelist? What novel did he write?
Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol
