Nineteenth century literature

Nineteenth century literature

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  Literature in theNineteenth Century
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  Literary Scene inthe 19 th Cen. Romanticism Victorian Novel Sentimental and Domestic Literature Popular Poetry
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  Romanticism Valuing ofself as subjectmatter Valuing of emotion Interest in the exotic, bizarre and extraordinary Nature as the catalyst for visionary or transcendent experience
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  Gothic Novel TheGothic form, named for the Medieval architectural style of cathedrals and castles of the period, emerged in the 18 th century Gothic tales were set in dark castles, crypts, and churches Gothic fiction was written with the intention of providing audiences with a good scare
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  Gothic novels andtales were very popular through the 19 th century, but not considered “high art.” Examples include the works of Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe We see Gothic settings and other elements influencing later literature, for example, Shelley’s Frankenstein, Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown,” and Edgar Allen Poe’s fiction.
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  Rise of theNovel The genre of novel-writing emerged during the 18 th century: Samuel Richardson’s Pamela Henry Fielding’s Tom Jones Daniel Defoe’s Moll Flanders Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko , which is usually credited with being the first real English novel (1689).
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  Sentimental Fiction Sentimental,sensationalist or “scandal” fiction were tremendously popular The female authors who wrote them found ample means of supporting themselves through this kind of writing These novels usually include the tale of “fallen women” Illicit sexuality was their main focus
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  These novels usuallyinclude the tale of “fallen women” Illicit sexuality was their main focus Examples include the works of Delarivier Manley and Eliza Haywood
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  Novels of VirtueNovels of virtue also emerged as instructional texts for female behavior Their authors saw them as countering the looser morals of scandal fiction heroines Examples include the works of Jane Barker, Penelope Aubin and Mary Davys These too provided women with the means to be self-supporting authors
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  Victorian Novels Thenovel as a form reached a peak in popularity during the 19 th century (often referred to as the Victorian period, after Queen Victoria). The novel gained artistic respect in the 19 th century as well, expanding the form thematically and artistically.
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  Some Victorian NovelistsCharles Dickens Jane Austen George Eliot Emily Bronte Charlotte Bronte Lewis Carroll Rudyard Kipling Robert Louis Stevenson William Thackeray Anthony Trollope