Victorian Age

A Revolt against Victorianism: The Victorian era or the Age of Tennyson covers the period from 1832 to 1887. The reign of Queen Victoria extends from 1837 to 1901 but literary movements rarely coincide with the exact year of a royal accession or death. During the last decade of the nineteenth century the ideals which … Read more

Growth of Poetry, Novel and Prose and An Inclination to Individuality: The Victorian age was one of the most remarkable periods in the history of English Literature. It witnessed the flowering of poetry in the hands of a host of poets, great and small. It marked the growth of the English novel, and laid the … Read more