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Victorian literature is English literature during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901). The 19th century is considered by some the Golden Age of English Literature, especially for British novels. [ 1 ]
The era can also be understood in a more extensive sense—the 'long Victorian era'—as a period that possessed sensibilities and characteristics distinct from the periods adjacent to it, [note 1] in which case it is sometimes dated to begin before Victoria's accession—typically from the passage of or agitation for (during the 1830s) the ...
Victorian Studies is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Indiana University Press.It covers research on nineteenth-century Britain during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901) and publishes essays, forums, and reviews on a variety of topics concerning Victorianism, including literature, social and political history, philosophy, fine arts, science, economics, and law.
Society and culture of the Victorian era refers to society and culture in the United Kingdom during the Victorian era--that is the 1837-1901 reign of Queen Victoria.. The idea of "reform" was a motivating force, as seen in the political activity of religious groups and the newly formed labour unions.
The sensation novel, also sensation fiction, was a literary genre of fiction that achieved peak popularity in Great Britain in between the early 1860s and mid to late 1890s, [1] centering taboo material shocking to its readers as a means of musing on contemporary social anxieties.
It was a time during which literature and theatre flourished. During this era, many new theatres and theatre schools were built, and political reforms came into practice which led to the openness of theatre and literature. Theatre openly displayed and played dramas relating to social problems.
Victorian morality was a surprising new reality. The changes in moral standards and actual behaviour across the British were profound. Historian Harold Perkin wrote: ...
The journal was founded by Michael E. Sinatra in February 1996. It expanded its scope in August 2007 to include Victorian literature (under the editorship of Dino Franco Felluga and then Jason Camlot) and the new name Romanticism and Victorianism on the Net. In 2017, as the journal entered its third decade of publication, it reverted its scope ...