Later Victorian Novelists
Later Victorian Novelists
a.
They were writing in some sense against their
age and they criticized dominant assumptions
and values of their age.
b.
They did not regard the novel as a form of
entertainment but as a serious form of art.
c.
They were intellectuals
d.
They were more universal. They were aware of
the new growing tendencies already visible in
Europe in French and Russian fiction.
Realism
In the 19th century realism, the writer looks
at life objectively and is interested in facts
because the aim of the writer is to reflect life
as it is. So, the writer does not take sides
with his/her characters. The emphasis is on
the
character rather than the story.
The
writer deals with contemporary society,
s/he avoids the past or the future.
N
a
t
u
r
a
l
i
s
m
In literature, naturalism develop out of
realism. The main influences on the
development of naturalism are Darwin’s
biological theories and Comte’s application
of scientific ideas to the study of society.
The writers have some ideas and regard their
novels as laboratories to prove their ideas. For
them, Man cannot be condemned for his action
because his life is controlled by inner and outer
forces (biological, social, economic
)
.
In other
words, for them, humans
are
like puppets whose
strings
are
in the hands of outer forces. To prove
these ideas, they choose their subject matter f
ro
m
lower classes of society and they give every detail
of unhappy and sordid lives of their characters.
•
George Eliot and George Meredith were
realists while Tomas Hardy is a naturalist
writer.
George Eliot
Her notable works are:
The Mill on the
Floss, Adam Bede, Silas Marner,
Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda
George
Meredith
His notable novels:
The Egoist,
Diana of the Crossways,
The Ordeal of
Richard Feverel
Thomas Hardy
•
His important novels:
Far From the
Madding Crowd, The Mayor of
Casterbridge, Tess of the d’Urbervilles,
Jude the Obscure
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Later Victorian Novelists a. They were writing in some sense against their age and they criticized dominant assumptions and values of their age. b. They did not regard the novel as a form of entertainment but as a serious form of art. c. They were intellectuals d. They were more universal. They were aware of the new growing tendencies already visible in Europe in French and Russian fiction.
Realism In the 19th century realism, the writer looks at life objectively and is interested in facts because the aim of the writer is to reflect life as it is. So, the writer does not take sides with his/her characters. The emphasis is on the character rather than the story. The writer deals with contemporary society, s/he avoids the past or the future.
Naturalism In literature, naturalism develop out of realism. The main development of naturalism are Darwin s biological theories and Comte s application of scientific ideas to the study of society. influences on the
The writers have some ideas and regard their novels as laboratories to prove their ideas. For them, Man cannot be condemned for his action because his life is controlled by inner and outer forces (biological, social, economic). In other words, for them, humans are like puppets whose strings are in the hands of outer forces. To prove these ideas, they choose their subject matter from lower classes of society and they give every detail of unhappy and sordid lives of their characters.
George Eliot and George Meredith were realists while Tomas Hardy is a naturalist writer.
George Eliot Her notable works are: The Mill on the Floss, Adam Bede, Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda Silas Marner,
George Meredith His notable novels: The Egoist, Diana of the Crossways, The Ordeal of Richard Feverel
Thomas Hardy His important novels: Far From the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure
