british literature unit 4 pt 2

victorian time period authors exhibit what?

they exhibit an unprecedented degree of social mobility in achieving literary success; the attitude of early victorian england toward the future seemed generally hopeful that england was on the verge of prosperity and advancement

alfred, lord tennyson

he established himself as the most significant poet of his generation inhabited englands post laureateship and mastered the sounds of english; he famously struggled with faith and doubt and thereby captured the mood of victorian england

what did tennyson mixed christianity with?

transcendentalism; to provide a basis for his comfort and hopes

what is the perspective of the “crossing the bar”

Tennyson’s perspective on dying

“twilight and evening bell/ and after that the dark!/ and may there be no sadness or farewell/ when i embark”

tennyson

“o yet we trust that somehow good/ will be the final goal of ill/ to pangs of nature, sins of will/ defects of doubts, and taints of blood” (in memoriam)

tennyson

robert browning

he examined the heart and inner struggles of man in developing his signature poetic form: the dramatic dialogue

“porphyria’s lover” has what kind of arc?

the clearest plot arc

charlotte bronte

this poet and novelist realistically portrayed women’s emotional states as well as the conflict between a woman’s duty and herself and to society; her novel catapulted her to fame as her challenged dominant victorian assumptions of women

in jane eyre, waht creates tension with bronte’s psychological realism?

surrealism

which early scene from jane eyre is the most gothic?

jane and rochester meeting on the road hay to thornfield

who is responsible for the theory of social darwinism?

herbert spenser

what extended darwinism into literature

naturalism

who’s writings were influenced by darwinism?

thomas hardy

matthew arnold

equally talented and writing poetry and prose, this veteran of educational critique spent many years with the english middle class; he is known for his harsh critic of industrialism at the cost of natural beauty and inspiration of man

what is the atmosphere of “dover beach”

the atmosphere changes throughout the poem

what does “dover beach” offer as the only happiness in a meaningless world?

faithful love

“and we are here as on a darling plain i swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight/where ignorant armies clash by night”

matthew arnold

thomas hardy

this traditional figure is known as a 19th century novelist and a 20th century poet; his dark pessimistic tone served as a strong emphasis of his characters who are as the mercy of chance

“the darkling thrush” reflects the following…

1. the lingering pain of rejecting Christianity
2. anxiety for the future
3. inexorable forces of nature and death

gerald manley hopkins

this poet priest sought to communicate the unique nature of a creation made for the glory of God, and in doing so coined new english words, sprung rhythm and the curtal sonnet

hopkins poetic style includes the following…

1. meter focused on strong stresses
2. extremely condensed wording

oscar wilde

his purpose in developing the character of lady bracknell is to voice the shallow principles of victorian high society

according to lady bracknell the consequences of public educations in england is…

that education has not effect on english society

does gwendolyn give a well reasoned, impassioned defense for her true love for ernest himself?

no

rudyard kipling

this internationally-born briton mastered the short story but is best known for his novels; he declined the poet laureateship of england but was the first nobel prize winner in english-language literature

joseph conrad

this polish-british seaman experience similar adventures in his travels as though he wrote of in his instantly famous first novel; his purpose in the “heart of darkness” was to cast doubt on the soundness of european civilization

in memoriam “our wills are ours we know not how; out wills are ours to make them thine. our little systems have their days.”

anaphora

ulysses

modern critics thought it was selfish; “to strive to seek to find and not to yield

porphyria’s lover

perceived as a gloomy setting

“too weak for all her heart’s endeavor” porphyria’s lover

meaning she doubted that he loved her

“that moment she was mine, mine fair” porphyria’s lover

possesive

“and strangled her. no pain felt she” porphyria’s lover

he is insane

reason why he killed her; porphyria’s lover

he wanted to keep her young; he has no remorse for what he has done

“i love thee freely, as…” “i love thee purely, as…” sonnet 43

simile

what are one of the three images that are used in sonnet 43

past, present, and future

died beauty

beauty can be any color; the author is admiring God’s creation

“It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil crushed” God’s grandeur

something good coming from something bad