The Literature of the Victorian Era [Paperback]

This 1910 book provides a detailed introduction to Victorian literature and the context in which it was created.This 1910 book provides a detailed introduction to Victorian literature and the context in which it was created. The main body of the text analyses the general trends in poetry and prose during the period, providing individual chapters on major literary figures such as Tennyson, Browning, Dickens and Thackeray.This 1910 book provides a detailed introduction to Victorian literature and the context in which it was created. The main body of the text analyses the general trends in poetry and prose during the period, providing individual chapters on major literary figures such as Tennyson, Browning, Dickens and Thackeray.Originally published in 1910, this book provides a detailed introduction to Victorian literature and the context in which it was created. The main body of the text analyses the general trends in poetry and prose during the period, providing individual chapters on major literary figures such as Tennyson, Browning, Dickens and Thackeray. Key aspects in Victorian thought are also discussed, covering a variety of philosophical, theological and scientific ideas. This is a fascinating text that will be of value to anyone with an interest in Victorian literature and the development of literary criticism.Introduction: 1. The new age; 2. The German influence: Thomas Carlyle; Part I. Speculative Thought: 3. Theology; 4. Philosophy; 5. Science; Part II. Creative Art; Section 1. Poetry: 6. The Interregnum in poetry; 7. The new kings: Tennyson and Browning; 8. The minor poets: earlier period; 9. Tennyson; 10. Browning; 11. The turn of the century: new influences; 12. Later developments; Section 2. Prose Fiction: 13. After Scott; 14. Dickens and Thackeray; 15. The women novelists; 16. The later fiction; Part III. Et Cetera: 17. History and biography; 18. Literary and aesthetic criticism; 19. Miscellaneous prose; Index.