Unit 7 The Victorian Age a Critical realism in England 1. History of the period (1832-1968 The progress of reform Chartism 2. Literary current
Unit 7 The Victorian Age ◼ Critical realism in England 1. History of the period (1832-1968) The progress of Reform Chartism 2.Literary current
The strength and weakness of English critical realism 1. Give a satirical portrayal of the bourgeoisie and all the ruling classes, also profound sympathy for the common pe eople 2. Democratic and humanistic character of critical realism 3. Unable to find a good solution to the social contradictions
◼ The strength and weakness of English critical realism 1. Give a satirical portrayal of the bourgeoisie and all the ruling classes, also profound sympathy for the common people. 2. Democratic and humanistic character of critical realism. 3. Unable to find a good solution to the social contradictions
Representatives ■ Charles dickens a William Makepeace Thackeray Bronte sisters Alfred Lord Tennyson ■ The Brownings
Representatives ◼ Charles Dickens ◼ William Makepeace Thackeray ◼ Bronte sisters ◼ Alfred, Lord Tennyson ◼ The Brownings
Charlotte bronte 1816-1854) cf: Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte 1816-1854) cf: Jane Eyre
ane s her most famous work. It is obviously influenced by many events in her life. Jane, the protagonist, is a private governess for the ward of a wealthy man. The theme of dysfunctional and broken families runs deep in the novel, influenced perhaps by Charlotte s loss of her mother at such a young age. Her father s stifling discipline is echoed in the characters of St. John and Brocklehurst. Bronte wrote her novel under a male pseudonym because it was difficult for women writers of her time to become published and to be taken serious ly even when they did. Her sisters likewise published their work under masculine names. Her novel exhibits some interesting criticisms of the repressive social behavior expected of women; it is in many ways a feminist work
◼ Jane Eyre is her most famous work. It is obviously influenced by many events in her life. Jane, the protagonist, is a private governess for the ward of a wealthy man. The theme of dysfunctional and broken families runs deep in the novel, influenced perhaps by Charlotte's loss of her mother at such a young age. Her father's stifling discipline is echoed in the characters of St. John and Brocklehurst. Bronte wrote her novel under a male pseudonym because it was difficult for women writers of her time to become published and to be taken seriously even when they did. Her sisters likewise published their work under masculine names. Her novel exhibits some interesting criticisms of the repressive social behavior expected of women; it is in many ways a feminist work