Introducing 

Prezi AI.

Your new presentation assistant.

Refine, enhance, and tailor your content, source relevant images, and edit visuals quicker than ever before.

Loading…
Transcript

LITERARY MOVEMENTS OF THE VICTORIAN ERA

victorian era

VICTORIAN ERA (1837-1901)

- characterized by the reign of Queen Victoria, who ascended to the throne in 1837

-The literature of this era often focus into social issues such as poverty, child labor, women's rights, and the effects of rapid urbanization.

NOTABLE LITERARY MOVEMENTS

NOTABLE LITERARY MOVEMENTS

1. Romanticism (Late 18th to Early 19th Century)

2. Victorian Realism (Mid-19th Century)

3. Gothic Literature (Late 18th to 19th Century)

4. Pre-Rahaelite Brotherhood (Mid-19th Century)

5. Aestheticism and Decadence (Late 19th Century)

6. Social Critique and Reform (Mid-19th Century)

7. Children's Literature (19th Century)

8. Science Fiction (Late 19th Century)

9. Spiritualism and Occultism (Late 19th Century)

PROMINENT GENRES

PROMINENT GENRES FOUND IN LITERARY PIECES IN VICTORIAN ERA

1. Novel

2. Poetry

3. Drama

4. Gothic

5. Children's Literature

prominent themes

prominent themes in the victorian era

1. Social Realism

2. Love and Marriage

3. Morality and Ethics

4. Nature and Environment

5. Empire and Collonialism

6. Gender and Women's Issues

7. Science and Technology

realism

realism

Realism was a significant literary and artistic movement during the Victorian Era, which lasted from 1837-1901. It emerged as a response to the Romantic Movement that had preceded it and sought to depict the world of human life with a greater degree of accuracy, detail , and objectivity.

1. Accurate Representation of Life

2. Observation and Documentation

3. Critique of Society

4. Psychological Realism

5. Chracter-Driven Narratives

6. Naturalistic Description

7. Critique of Morality

and Hypocrisy

8. Rejection of Romantic Idealism

Notable realists

notable realists

1. Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

- "Bleak House" and "Hard Times"

2. George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, 1819-1880)

- "Middlemarch"

3. Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)

- "Tess of the d'Urbervilles"

notable realists

notable realists

4. Anthony Trollope (1815-1882)

- "Palliser Novels" and "Chronicles of Barsetshire"

5. Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865)

- "North and South"

6. Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)

- "Madame Bovary"

Learn more about creating dynamic, engaging presentations with Prezi