This document summarizes the key characteristics of Victorian literature. It introduces the Victorian era as the period between 1820 and 1914 following the Romantic age. Some of the major characteristics discussed include an emphasis on morality in literature as writers aimed to instruct society, a conflict between religion and new scientific theories like Darwin's theory of evolution, major intellectual developments in fields like photography and technology, the expansion of education especially for women, and the rapid industrialization and growth of steam power during this time period of Queen Victoria's reign.

1. Chief Characteristics of
Victorian Literature
Prepared by – Nirali Dabhi
Department of English (Sem-1)
Maharaja krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar
University.

2. Contents
1.Introduction of Victorian age
2.Chart of Characteristics
3.characteristics

3. Brief Introduction Of the age
> It was the time exactly comes after
the Romantic Age.
> Victorian era, in British history, the
period between approximately 1820
and 1914, corresponding roughly but
not exactly to the period of Queen
Victoria’s(1837-1901).
> Characterised by a class-based
society, a growing number of people
able to vote, a growing state and
economy, and Britain’s status as the
most powerful empire in the world.

4. • This age also known as age of compromise.
• Age of Transition.
• The age of Empire.

5. Chief
Characteristics
of Victorian
Age
Intellectual
Development
The new
Education
The
revolt
Morality
Industrial
Revolution

6. Morality
❖ Morality show that slowly the peoples were losing the free meaning
of Literature and that Is why during this time novel as well as prose
was the popular forms.
❖ Tennyson, Browning, Carlyle, Ruskin-all were the teachers of
England with the faith in their moral message to instruct the world.
❖ We find in almost every case a definite purpose to sweep away
error and reveal the underlying truth of human life.

7. The revolt
❖During this time the human revolution theory
was proved by Darwin.
❖ So, now God was not one of the to create fear
among the people.
❖ So, there was a kind of conflict between
religion and science.

8. Intellectual
Development
❖This time is Intellectual development time.
❖ “On the Origin of species” (1859) Of Darwin
Shook to its foundations scientific thoughts.
❖ The first photographs were taken in the
1830.
❖ The very first electric train was invited by a
German in 1879.

9. The New Education
❖ Educational opportunity for
women.
❖ First woman collage established
in 1848 in London.
❖ Women could degrees at twelve
University Collage.
❖ Also children from rich families would be Educated at home by
governess.
❖ On the other hand, Most poor children did not go to school.

10. Industrial
Revolution
❖ The Industrial Revolution rapidly gained pace during Victoria’s
reign because of the power Of steam.
❖ This times Engineers developed bigger, faster and more powerful
machines that could run Whole factories.
❖ By 1870 over 1,00,000 steam engines were at work throughout
Britain.

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