英美文学选读第四章.pptxVIP

[识记] What is “The Victorian Period” and what typical event occurred in The Victorian Period ? 答案： The Victorian Period was the period of Queen Victorias reign from 1836 to 1901 , which generally Regarded as one of most glorious in the English history . Chartist movement (Chartism) was a famous movement for political and social reform in England form 1836 to 1848 , that the oppressed workers strive for basic human right and better living and working condition . 单词注释： “ The Victorian Period ”:“维多利亚时期”;“ Chartist movement”: 英国“宪章运动”.解析：The Victorian Period (1836 ~ 1901) Basic human right Chartist movement(1836 ~ 1848)Workers stroked forbetter livingworking condition[识记] what is the political, economical and cultural background of the Victorian Period?答案： The early years of the Victorian England was a time of rapid economic development as well as serious social problems. After the Reform Bill of 1832 passed the political power from the decaying aristocrats into the hands of the middle-class industrial capitalists, the Industrial Revolution soon geared up. Scientific discoveries and technologic inventions from railways to steamships, from spinning looms to printing machines quickly brought amazing changes to the country. For a time England was the workshop of the world.Large amounts of profit were accumulated both from expanding its foreign trade markets and from exploiting its huge-sized colonies. Towards the mid-century, England had reached its highest point of development as a world power. And yet beneath the great prosperity and richness, there existed widespread poverty and wretchedness among the working class. The worsening living and working conditions, the mass unemployment and the new Poor Law of 1834 with its workhouse system finally gave rise to the Chartist Movement (1836-1848). During the next twenty years, England settled down to a time of prosperity and relative stability. The middle-class life of the time was characterized by pros