The Victorian era, spanning from 1837 to 1901 during Queen Victoria's reign, is characterized by a focus on poetry reflecting themes of nature and love, encompassing poets like Christina Rossetti, Matthew Arnold, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Key works include Rossetti's 'Goblin Market', Arnold's 'A Wish', Tennyson's 'In Memoriam', Browning's 'My Last Duchess', and Barrett Browning's socially conscious pieces. Each poet contributed to the era's rich literary landscape, addressing concepts such as gender, spirituality, and social injustice.

1. Short History About the Poets of Victorian Age
VICTORIAN POETS

2. VICTORIAN ERA:
• Its was the period of Queen Victoria so it is called as “Victorian
Era”, starts from 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901.
• This Era is also included in Romantic Age (1800 - 1850)
because the poets of this age mostly wrote about Nature
and their own love affairs.
• While preceding the Romantic period, poetry had been the
dominant genre of this age.

3. POETS OF VICTORIAN AGE:
• Christina Rossetti
• Matthew Arnold
• Alfred Lord Tennyson
• Robert Browning
• Elizabeth Barrett Browning

4. CHRISTINA ROSSETTI:
• Christina Rossetti was an English
Poet who wrote a Variety of
romantic, devotional, And children’s
poems.
• She is famous for writing ‘Goblin
Market’.
• Theme of “Goblin Market” poem was
“Gender and Sexuality”
• Overall theme of her works were
sublime, divine love, tragic love.
(1830 - 1894)

5. MATTHEW ARNOLD:
• Mathew Arnold was considered
One of the Victorian Era.
• English poet and cultural Critic who
worked as an Inspector of schools.
• “ A Wish” is his most famous known
work of poetry.
• Anti-Modernization, Faith, Nature,
Love, Time, were the themes of his
poetry. (1822 - 1888)

6. ALFRED LORD TENNYSON:
• One of the most popular British
Poets.
• His lengthy poem in ‘Memoriam’ is
his most famous work.
• He is the 2th most quoted Writer
after Shakespeare.
• Nature, time, courage, tragic death,
spirituality,
were the themes of his most
works.
• “In Memoriam” is based on Tragic
Death of his friend.
(1809 - 1892)

7. ROBERT BROWNING:
• English poet and playwright
Whose mastery of the Dramatic
Monologue made him One of the
foremost Victorian.
• His poem are known for their,
dark humor, social commentary,
historical setting.
• “My Last Duchess” is the most
famous work of Browning.
(1812 - 1889)

8. ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING:
• One of the most prominent English
poets of the Victorian Era.
• She was the wife of Robert
Browning.
• “The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's
Point” and “The Cry of the
Children” are her best known
works.
• Religion, social injustices, love
were mostly themes used in her
major works.
(1806 - 1861)