Concetti Chiave
- The Victorian age saw a new connection between writers and readers, facilitated by circulating libraries and a shared middle-class background.
- Novels were serialized in periodicals, becoming popular for their alignment with contemporary sensibilities and maintaining traditional novel structures.
- The setting often depicted industrial cities, with London as a central hub, highlighting social issues like poor living conditions and child labor.
- The writing style was realistic, focusing on detailed descriptions of Victorian life and society.
- Victorian authors differed from Romantic poets by portraying society as a main character, offering an objective narrative without personal commentary.
The Victorian age
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
- Setting: industrial city; especially London emerged as the heart of the new social system.
- 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.
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