Essays about: "Victorianism in literature"

Found 2 essays containing the words Victorianism in literature.

1. 1. Re-Imagining the Victorian Woman: Female Representations in Four Neo-Victorian Novels from 1990 to 2010

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media

   Author : Guðrún Valdimarsdóttir; [2015]
   Keywords : optimism.; nostalgia; authorship; fictional autobiography; Women s writing; Sexuality; Morgan; Starling; Byatt; Waters; Women in fiction; Historical fiction; Fiction; Neo-Victorianism; Neo-Victorian; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Neo-Victorian literature is a subgenre of historical fiction that is set during the reign of Queen Victoria, from 1837 until 1901. There are divergent opinions on the emergence of the genre; however, the time frame established in this dissertation spans from 1990 until the present moment. READ MORE

3. 2. The Development of Kitty Coleman in Tracy Chevalier's Falling Angels

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Katarina Odlander; [2006]
   Keywords : Historical novels; Historiska romaner; Victorianism in literature; Gender roles; Könsroller i litteraturen; Suffrage movement; English literature; Engelsk litteratur; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This paper deals with the historical novel Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier. It focuses on the development of the character Kitty Coleman who is a Victorian middle-class housewife. The essay shows that Kitty is very different from the ideal Victorian woman and that her inability to conform to the role she has been assigned makes her unhappy. READ MORE