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Victorian Period (1832-1900) Flashcards

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What 2 groups clashed in the Victorian Period?

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Government and labour masses

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What poor quality of life is highlighted in the Victorian Era?

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Poor life in workhouses

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Whose conditions are highlighted in the Victorian Era?

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The poor’s conditions

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What 2 lifestyles juxtaposed in the Victorian Era?

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Country & city lifestyles

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What discretion was lacking in the Victorian Era?

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Sexual discretion

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What coincidences were used in Victorian writing?

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Strained coincidences

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What triangles were frequently used in Victorian writing?

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Romantic triangles

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What kind of danger were characters facing in Victorian writing?

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Physical danger

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What status did villains have in Victorian writing?

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Aristocratic status

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What concept would often be misdirected in Victorian stories?

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Misdirected letters

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What type of marriage was often used in Victorian writing?

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Bigamous marraiges

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What type of literature became more popular in the Victorian Period? How was it produced?

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Novels

In masses

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13
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What is meant by “bildungsroman”?

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One’s journey

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What were 3 types of novels prominent in Victorian writing?

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Serialised novels
Detective novels
Political novels

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Who was a famous serialised novelist of the Victorian Period? What is an example of their work?

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Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol

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Who was a famous detective novelist in the Victorian Era? What is an example of their work?

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Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes

17
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What is an “elegy”?

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Memorial poem

18
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What genre became more comprehensive in Victorian writing?

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Poetry

19
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What kind of monologues are synonymous with Victorian writing?

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Dramatic monologues

20
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What did “drama” mean in Victorian writing?

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Comedies of manners

21
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What did accessible Victorian magazines offer to the masses?

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Literature

22
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What was the effect of the prominence of Victorian works?

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Stories reached the masses

A-Level English Literature: Pre-1900 Poetry & Feminine Gospels (10 decks)

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