英美文学选读第四章.pdf

[识记] What is “The Victorian Period” and what typical event occurred in The Victorian Period ? 答案： The Victorian Period was the period o Queen Victorias reign rom 1836 to 1901 , which generally Regarded as one o most glorious in the English history . Chartist movement (Chartism) was a amous movement or political and social re orm in England orm 1836 to 1848 , that the oppressed workers strive or 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 Workers better living (1836 ~ 1848) stroked or working condition [识记] what is the political, economical and cultural background of the Victorian Period? 答案： he 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 qui