自考英美文学课件Chapter 4维多利亚时期.docVIP

Chapter 4: The Victorian Period 考核要求: 1.识记:维多利亚时期的界定和社会政治，经济，文化背景。2.领会:维多利亚时期的文学特点和批判现实主义小说对后世文学的影响。 3. 应用：宪章运动，功利主义，批判现实主义，戏剧独自等名词的解释 1. Duration: 1836—1901 (Critical Realism) 2. Position: one of the most glorious in the history 3. Social background: A. Economically, the working classes were striking for the basic right and better living and working conditions. (Economic contradiction—the New Poor Law of 《新贫困法》1834) B. politically, the English working class were organized for their basic right, this movement??is the early sign of the awakening of the poor, oppressed people. (Political contra