British Literature The Victorian Era Victorian Literature Written
British Literature: The Victorian Era
Victorian Literature ❄ Written during Queen Victoria’s reign in England (1830 -1901) ❄ A Christmas Carol written in this era of literature ❄ Features: Struggles of working people and triumph of right over wrong
Major events during her reign Technology boom Huge changes in how people lived Huge growth Population grew from 14 million to 32 million Poor living conditions for workers Huge gaps between the lifestyles of the rich and poor Changing world views People started to follow scientific discovery rather than the church.
Charles Dickens Probably most famous Victorian writer. Focused on struggles of the poor and right vs wrong. Famous works ❄ Oliver Twist ❄ David Copperfield ❄ A Christmas Carol
About the book • Dickens wrote it in 1843 (October –November) • Published it himself then sold it for 5 shillings • High sales, low profits • His best – known book
Themes of the book • Plight of London’s poor; particularly the children o High childhood death rate – in 1839, estimated that ½ of London funerals were for children.
Interesting facts ❄Ghost stories were a tradition of Christmas in Dickens’s time ❄Puritans almost had Christmas banned ❄A Christmas Carol revived Christmas celebration
We’ll learn Allegory Point-of-View Theme Characterization Allusion
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