In Victorian literature the idea of duality and the double present as a theme which is common. This ever present theme within literature from the fin de siecle of the Victorian Era allow readers of the text to be able to gain an insight into Victorian culture and the socialial ideals of the period. In using Stange Case Of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and also The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde allows the reader to gain an insight into the previlence of this theme, dispite

A big part of the Victorian Period revolves around literature and literacy. In fact, once literacy was completely established, a part of the male population learned how to read and write, to some level. One of the most known pieces of literature was the periodicals. These were publications such as magazines, scholarly journals or newspapers, would be publish at different intervals. On the other hand, literature has a connection between authors from the romantic period to the different writing of

Victorian Doubt Fosters Modern Faith Literature is a window that shows all aspects of society. The Victorian literature provides audiences with the connection between doubt and faith. The Modern literature showcases the results of faith in relation to doubt. Stephen Greenblatt also allows audiences with clear evidence and reports of this critical connection in the anthologies. The works within the anthologies served the purpose of bringing the connection between faith and doubt together. The Victorian

In the first place, the Victorian Period was the awakening of social stereotypes of behavior. Family values, patriarchal families, religious beliefs and women rights were the debatable themes of that time. This era started formally in 1837, when Victoria became Queen of England, and ended in 1901 with her death. Queen Victoria was the first English monarch who had a period named after her during her lifetime. Remarkable changes brought England to develop their highest point of their economy, establishing

The statement ‘masculinity in Victorian literary texts is a category radically divided, re-imagined and problematic’ sums up not only masculinity but also the main male characters from Victorian literature. Some of the most memorable male characters within literatures comes from this era, and they are radically divided from women, they are re-imagined character from the typical Anglo-Saxon white English gentleman, and in no way a stereotypical male, (even creating a new stereotype) and yet they are

1302 Professor Loubser May 3, 2023 Dracula and the Anxieties of Victorian Culture Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula, explores Victorian anxieties prevalent during the era that the book was written in. In contrast to Western uniformity, the cultural norms in England at the time were outmoded and constrictive; old and conservative values were highly respected and frequently connected with modesty and purity. With the Protestant ideals of Victorian society largely influencing the narrative, Stoker's work tackles

Traces of Modern Feminism in Kate Chopin's story "The Storm" The first reading of the story "The Storm" makes a person to be on his guard after knowing it that it was written during the end of the 19th century when Victorian Era was repudiating the same things in Hardy as his crude (at least understood at that time) novel, Jude the Obscure, created a sort of buzz in the literary world. It was also a point of amazement that a female having lived most of her life among females have made a courage to

Daniel Defoe – Moll Flanders and Charlotte Brontë – Jane Eyre In the 18th century there was an accelerated increase in literacy. Besides at that time commercial printing and book-publishing developed. It is significant that the first professional female writer appeared. Furthermore, there was a necessity to maintain novel writing. Daniel Defoe illustrated tales as “true histories” moreover he wrote about singular people in particular circumstances for instance: Moll Flanders and her mental and physical