Concetti Chiave
- The communion of interests between writers and readers emerged due to the circulation of libraries, uniting the Middle class in literature.
- Novels began appearing in installments within periodicals, resonating with the era's sensibilities and maintaining traditional novel structures.
- The novel's plot became more fragmented, enhancing suspense and curiosity among readers.
- The Victorian setting is characterized by industrial cities, with London as the social system's heart, highlighting issues like poor conditions in workhouses and child exploitation.
- Victorian literature embraced realism, contrasting with Romanticism by focusing on society as a protagonist and adopting an objective narrative style.
Communion of interests
In this period there was for the first time a communion of interests between writers and readers thanks to the circulation of libraries.
Both writers and readers were from the Middle class.
Novel made its first appearance in installments in the page of periodicals. It became the most popular form of literature because it corresponded to the sensibility of the age and maintained the same structure of the traditional novel:
- The Plot: corresponded to the evolution of the story in time; was more fragmented and it caused in the public more suspense and curiosity.
- The Time: chronological
Victorian setting
- Setting: industrial city; especially London emerged as the heart of the new social system. Manual workers lived in terrible condition in the workhouses, institution for people who couldn’t live with their economic benefits. Another problem is represented by the exploitation of children who were deeply employed in the field of industry.
- Style: Realistic, based on the description of the Victorian way of life
Difference between Romantic and Victorian authors:
Romantic poets abandoned society, prevalence of fantasy in their stories; Victorian narrators described society as the main protagonist. They were omniscient and narrated story without comments in an objective view of the world.
Domande da interrogazione
- How did the relationship between writers and readers change during this period?
- How did Victorian authors differ from Romantic poets in their approach to storytelling?
For the first time, there was a communion of interests between writers and readers, facilitated by the circulation of libraries, with both groups primarily from the Middle class.
Victorian authors focused on society as the main protagonist, using a realistic style and an omniscient, objective narrative, unlike Romantic poets who favored fantasy and often abandoned societal themes.
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