'Victorian literature' presentation slideshows

A Brief History of the British Novel

A Brief History of the British Novel. Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes (part 1, 1605; part 2, 1615) most often cited as first novel F.Y.I. Tale of Genji (c. 1000 A.D.) by Shikibu Murasaki, Japanese court lady La Princesse de Cleves (1678) by Madame de Lafayette

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An Introduction to British Literature

An Introduction to British Literature. An Overall View of British Literature. Early and Medieval English Literature The English Renaissance The Seventeenth Century The Eighteenth Century The Nineteenth Century Victorian Literature The Twentieth Century.

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Victorian Age

Victorian Age. LITERATURE. Prof.ssa Cynthia Tenaglia. T he Victorian Age. The novel. There was a communion of interests and opinions between the writers and their readers.

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Victorian Age

Victorian Age. LITERATURE. T he Victorian Age. The novel. There was a communion of interests and opinions between the writers and their readers. The Victorians were avid consumers of literature. They borrowed books from circulating libraries and read various periodicals.

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Victorian Literature

Victorian Literature. 1837-1902. prudery. The prevailing theme during this time is prudery This is the obsession with gentility, decorum, and propriety An obsession with wealth and status for security versus poverty and struggle While also an obsession with marriage for the sake of love.

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Victorian Crime and punishment

Victorian Crime and punishment . By: Zane Cooper Jeff Shagena Andrew Olinger. What were criminals typically arrested for?. Minor crimes included drunkenness, vagrancy, and wandering around without employment Major crimes included murder, any rape that resulted in death, and major burglary .

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS

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The Victorian Period

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Victorian Crime, Punishment, and the Criminal Classes

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The Victorian Period

The Victorian Period. 1830-1901. A Time of Change. London becomes most important city in Europe--population of London expands from two million to six million Shift from agrarian to urban economy Expansion of industrialism Increase in wealth and rise of middle class

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THE VICTORIAN AGE

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The Victorian Period

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VICTORIAN Literature

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