Victorian Novel and Poetry Flashcards

Flashcards based on lecture notes about Victorian Novels and Poetry.

Hegel's View on the Novel

Hegel considered the quintessential product of a prose world order where the universe was no longer seen as inherently poetic.

Thomas Babbington Macaulay on Poetry

Macaulay thought civilization's advancement lead to the inevitable decline of what?

Rise of Prose

Prose became the predominant form in the 19th century, focusing on what?

Anthony Trollope

In 1870, who declared, 'We have become a novel-reading people'?

Victorian Fiction Characteristics

What type of fiction became close to common reality during the Victorian Age?

Author's Voice in Victorian Novels

What was a common characteristic of the author's voice in Victorian novels?

Historical Influence on Victorian Novels

Victorian novels show a strong sense of the past as shown by which famous writer?

Critique of Society in Victorian Novels

Dickens is known for what in his novels?

Pastoral Settings in Victorian Novels

What settings were a refuge from the city in Victorian novels?

Elements of Victorian Novels

Name three characteristics or elements of Victorian novels.

Thackeray's View of the Novelist

According to Thackeray, what is the role of the novelist?

Theme of the Double

Name a theme in Victorian Novels that represents the battle of 2 narratives or points of view.

Realist Novel Split

The realist Victorian novel split along what two lines?

Impressionistic Approach

What approach did Hardy, Conrad, and Kipling use in their novels?

Henry James on Fiction

How did Henry James describe the 'house of fiction'?

William Hazlitt on Poetry vs. Prose

According to William Hazlitt, what distinguishes poetry from prose?

Matthew Arnold on his Age

What did Matthew Arnold declare about his age in a letter to Arthur Hugh Clough?

John Stuart Mill on Emotions

John Stuart Mill had a contempt for what?

Sorrow in Victorian Poetry

What sorrowful feelings were expressed in Victorian poetry?

Tennyson's In Memoriam

Name a famous poem from the Victorian Era that evokes feelings of melancholy, loss, and questioning of faith.

M. Arnold on Poetry

According to M. Arnold what is the dialogue of the mind with itself?

Victorian Poetic Vision

Name two types of poetic Victorian vision.