第五讲 维多利亚时期.pptVIP

The Victorian Period 1. The Victorian Period roughly coincides with the reign of Queen Victorian from 1836 to 1901, the most glorious in the English history. 2. Towards the mid-19th century, England had reached its highly point of development as a world power. 3. Darwin’s The origin of species and The Descent of Man shook theoretical basic of traditional faith. 4. Famous novelists like Charles Dickens , William Makepeace Thackeray, Charlotte Bronte , Emily Bronte, Mrs. Gaskell and Anthony Trollope. What are the characteristics of Victorian literature? As a product of its age, it naturally