1. 1897
1840

2. General “Victorian” Background
#1 - “_____________” development
Increased industrialism, plus trade & manufacturing, equals increased wealth

3. General “Victorian” Background
#2 - Increase in rights for the _________ and lower-__________ classes

4. General “Victorian” Background
#3 - Improved ___________ conditions for the labor class

5. General “Victorian” Background
#4 - Questioning of long held ____________
Spurred by the development of various _________ and ____________ discoveries
Biology
Geology
Astronomy

6. General “Victorian” Background
#5 - Drastic increase in ________ and developments which impacted many aspects of life

7. Victorian Literature Novels Lengthy, typically
Often published in ________
Frequently featuring a protagonist in “social relationships of the middle-class society”
Authors such as ________________________

8. Victorian Literature Poetry Innovation in writing styles
i.e. Dramatic Monologue
Commonly employed themes of “________ protest and reform”
Often features
substantial __________ imagery
distinctive __________ ( i.e. rhythm, rhyme, etc)
“poetry of _________ and character”

9. Victorian Literature Prose
i.e. history, biography, theology, criticism, essays
Often on “a wide range of ____________ topics…writers [sought] to convince their readers to share their convictions and values”

10. Victorian Literature Drama/Theater Very popular throughout the age
Frequently featured ______________, like those of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
Did not achieve critical acclaim, for the most part, until late in the age, with writers including George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde