ENGL 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Victorian Literature, Victorian Era
Document Summary
Romanticsm refers to a set of philosophical and aesthetic principals. Victorian literature refers to all the literature made during a certain historical period. Romantic and victorian overlapped: victoria appointed wordsworth poet laureate, tempson"s in memorian and wordsworth"s prelude published in. Early 19th cent atmosphere of revolution replaced by spirit of gradual social and political reform: gave people a right to vote (however, not many could vote) Era defined by: relative peace and stability. Not many wars: continued industrial and economic expansion, growth of empire. Trading posts every where and trading internationally. India, colonies, etc: development of new technologies. Vast new readerships for poets and novelists. Many brits excited about the pace of progress. Others thought the pace of change was reshaping society too rapidly: gender politics. Women did not achieve full suffrage until 1928. Laws restored their control over women"s income (1870) and offered some protection against domestic violence (1878) Part of a large plantation owning family.
