Critical Realilsm.pptVIP

Mid and Late 19th-Cent. English Lit. --- Critical Realism Historical Background Social background Major political conflicts: labor vs. capital growing power of the working class (worker’s union) The Chartist Movement (1838-1848) Intellectual background Scientific philosophical discoveries (Darwin’s “Origin of Species”) Influence of Marxism Queen Victoria (1837-1901): the Victorian Age Three stages Early period (1832—1848): reforms, conflicts, upheavals Middle period (1848– 1870): peace stability, material prosperity, colonialism, optimism Late period (1870—1901): decline of economy inte