Victorian Period (1832-1900) Flashcards
What 2 groups clashed in the Victorian Period?
Government and labour masses
What poor quality of life is highlighted in the Victorian Era?
Poor life in workhouses
Whose conditions are highlighted in the Victorian Era?
The poor’s conditions
What 2 lifestyles juxtaposed in the Victorian Era?
Country & city lifestyles
What discretion was lacking in the Victorian Era?
Sexual discretion
What coincidences were used in Victorian writing?
Strained coincidences
What triangles were frequently used in Victorian writing?
Romantic triangles
What kind of danger were characters facing in Victorian writing?
Physical danger
What status did villains have in Victorian writing?
Aristocratic status
What concept would often be misdirected in Victorian stories?
Misdirected letters
What type of marriage was often used in Victorian writing?
Bigamous marraiges
What type of literature became more popular in the Victorian Period? How was it produced?
Novels
In masses
What is meant by “bildungsroman”?
One’s journey
What were 3 types of novels prominent in Victorian writing?
Serialised novels
Detective novels
Political novels
Who was a famous serialised novelist of the Victorian Period? What is an example of their work?
Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol
Who was a famous detective novelist in the Victorian Era? What is an example of their work?
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
What is an “elegy”?
Memorial poem
What genre became more comprehensive in Victorian writing?
Poetry
What kind of monologues are synonymous with Victorian writing?
Dramatic monologues
What did “drama” mean in Victorian writing?
Comedies of manners
What did accessible Victorian magazines offer to the masses?
Literature
What was the effect of the prominence of Victorian works?
Stories reached the masses
