THE VICTORIAN AGE QUEEN VICTORIA( )  RISE OF THE MIDDLE-CLASS  GROWTH OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE  TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS  ECONOMIC BOOM  PROBLEMS OF THE WORKING-CLASS

PHILOSOPHY OF THE VICTORIAN AGE  UTILITARISM: Everything must be useful  PURITANISM: The parable of the talents  DARWINISM: Darwin's theories  LASS-AFFAIR PHILOSOPHY

THE VICTORIAN NOVEL  REALISM  DESCRIPTION OF EVERYDAY WORLD  PATHOS AND GROTESQUE  STRONG EXPRESSIONS OF EMOTIONS  THE READER COULD PARTLY IDENTIFY WITH THE CONTENT OF THE NOVEL  STRONG CONCEPT OF CHARACTER  GROWTH OF PERSONALITY OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS

THEMES OF THE VICTORIAN NOVEL  CLASS AND CLASH BETWEEN CLASSES  POVERTY  EDUCATION AND CHILDREN  STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY  GROWTH OF TOWNS  THE ROLE OF THE HUSBAND IN THE FAMILY

CLASS  The theme of class is the most present in the Victorian Novel  There is always a struggle between the high-middle class and the working class  The workers were often exploited  The working class wanted human conditions of work  Birth of Corporations

MOST IMPORTANT NOVELISTS David Copperfield A Christmas Carol Oliver Twist Nicholas Nickelby Jude the Obscure Charles Dickens Thomas Hardy

VICTORIAN STYLE OF WRITING  THIRD PERSON EXTERNAL OMNISCIENT NARRATOR  LONG AND COMPLEX STORYLINES  NOVELS WERE PUBLISHED IN INSTALLMENTS  JUXTAPOSITION OF GOOD AND BAD CHARACTERS (STRUGGLE BETWEEN VICE AND VIRTUE)  VERY DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

Oliver Twist’s Extract  CLASS AND CLASH BETWEEN CLASSES  POVERTY  CHILDREN  GROWTH OF TOWNS  REALISM  PATHOS AND GROTESQUE  THE READER COULD PARTLY IDENTIFY WITH THE CONTENT OF THE NOVEL  THIRD PERSON EXTERNAL OMNISCIENT NARRATOR  JUXTAPOSITION OF GOOD AND BAD CHARACTERS  VERY DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS  NOVELS WERE PUBLISHED IN INSTALLMENTS ThemesDevices and Style

Nicholas Nickleby’s Extract  CLASS AND CLASH BETWEEN CLASSES  POVERTY  EDUCATION AND CHILDREN  REALISM  PATHOS AND GROTESQUE  THE READER COULD PARTLY IDENTIFY WITH THE CONTENT OF THE NOVEL  STRONG EXPRESSIONS OF EMOTIONS  THIRD PERSON EXTERNAL OMNISCIENT NARRATOR  JUXTAPOSITION OF GOOD AND BAD CHARACTERS  VERY DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS  NOVELS WERE PUBLISHED IN INSTALLMENTS ThemesDevices and Style

Jude the Obscure’s Extract  CLASS AND CLASH BETWEEN CLASSES  POVERTY  CHILDREN  THE ROLE OF THE HUSBAND IN THE FAMILY  SUPERFICIALITY OF THE CHURCH  COLLAPSE OF THE IDEAL LOVE  SCIENTIFIC APPROACH  REALISM  STRONG EXPRESSIONS OF EMOTIONS  GROWTH OF PERSONALITY OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS  THIRD PERSON IMPERSONAL OMNISCIENT NARRATOR  VERY DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS  LONG AND COMPLEX STORYLINES  NOVELS WERE PUBLISHED IN INSTALLMENTS ThemesDevices and Style