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Victorian Medievalism

This exploration delves into the Victorian embrace of medieval themes, focusing on how artists like William Holman Hunt and John Waterhouse used medieval aesthetics to comment on contemporary society. Through artworks like "The Lady of Shalott," "Penelope and the Suitors," and "Ophelia," we see a longing for order and chivalry reminiscent of the medieval age. Additionally, we examine the dramatic monologues of Robert Browning and the poignant sonnets of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, revealing a complex interplay of love, loss, and societal critique encapsulated within the structure of the poetry.

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Victorian Medievalism

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  1. Victorian Medievalism • The medieval age as a time of more order, more rules/chivalry? • A more naturalistic time? • A way to comment on their society without directly commenting on it?

  2. William Holman Hunt, “The Lady of Shallott”

  3. John Waterhouse, “Penelope and the Suitors”

  4. John Everett Millais, “Ophelia”

  5. Dante Gabriel Rosetti, “Helen of Troy”

  6. Robert Browning’s Dramatic Monologues Kathy Beres Rogers English 121

  7. 1812-1899 • Dramatic Lyrics, 1842 • Eloped to Italy with Elizabeth Barrett Browning • Men and Women (1855) • Dramatis Personae (1864)

  8. Sonnet XLIII by Elizabeth Barrett Browning How do I love thee ? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of everyday's Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I love thee freely, as men strive for Right; I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise. I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints,--I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life !--and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death. * she died in 1861; they knew one another for 16 years

  9. Fra Angelico, “Presentation in the Temple”

  10. Filippo Lippi, “Banquet of Herodias”

  11. Dramatic Monologue • The reader takes the part of the silent listener. • The speaker uses a case-making, argumentative tone. • We complete the dramatic scene from within, by means of inference and imagination.

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