In this video, I provide an overview of the historical context and key concepts of Victorian English Literature, which pretty much every English Lit student will encounter at some point in their studies. Think Dickens, (George) Eliot, Hardy, Tennyson, the Brownings and the Rossettis.

If the Renaissance was the golden age of English drama, and the Romantic era that of English poetry, then the Victorian period is when the English novel really came into its own. But the reasons for why literature flourished during this time may be quite surprising and... non-literary.

Make sure you watch through the whole video, as I'll also be illustrating many of the ideas with close reference to some of the most famous, widely studied Victorian works.

00:50 - Context of Victorian Literature: Pax Britannica, rise of the middle-class & mass readership
04:17 - Concept #1: Realism
10:24 - Concept #2: Public vs private selves
16:24 - Concept #3: Faith vs doubt

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