Victorian Lit Intro

​and Literature...

​Queen Victoria

​Advancements in science and technology outpaced England's ability to keep up on social issues of all classes.

Multiple Choice

The Victorian Era/Industrial Revolution can best be characterized as...

• A period of rapid advancement without regulation/

  governmental aid.

• A period of rapid advancement with regulation/

  governmental aid.

• A period of slow advancement without regulation/

  governmental aid.

• A period of slow advancement with regulation/

  governmental aid.

Who would be the monarch?

When George the IV became king...

• He had no descendants.

• His 14 brothers and sisters did not have children or grandchildren that were eligible for the throne.

• This began a race among his brothers and sisters to see who would be the person to take the throne upon his death.

• It first went to William IV... but he had a niece, Victoria.

Multiple Choice

Back in the United States, we abolished slavery in what year with the ratification of the 13th Amendment?

• 1865

• 1864

• 1863

• 1862

Poll

Is slavery still legal in the United States?

• Yes

• No

• Somewhat

13th Amendment

AMENDMENT XIII

Section 1.
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Section 2.
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Passed by Congress January 31, 1865. Ratified December 6, 1865.

1839 in the US, 1868 in UK

Middle Class Prosperity

* Middle class Victorians were more extravagant and boastful than ever.
•They had money and lived lavishly.
•People competed with one another by having lavish feasts and prudish
manners.

 Realism = writing that tried to capture everyday life
as it was really lived

 Realistic writers probed every corner of their
society.

 Victorian novels were often so lengthy that they
were divided into a few volumes.

 Many novels were first published in serial form in
newspapers and magazines.

Realism in Fiction

​Victorians appreciated the love of returning to nature as we see in Romanticism, but preferred more "real" or darker stories where there's not always a happy ending.

Multiple Choice

Which literary period came right before the Victorian Era?

• Medieval

• Neoclassicism

• Romanticism

• Old English