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By
Anahy Tetielo
Ignacio Andrade
Victorian Era
The period of Queen Victoria’s reignThe height of British industrial revolutionCharacterized as an era of piece
What was the Victorian Era?
Significant development of poetic ideals such as the increased use of the Sonnet as a poetic form
It was an important part in the history of poetry
It linked the Romantic movement and the Modern movement
Poetry During Victorian Era
The Industrial Revolution New inventions made new industries for
employmentStatus of the poor changed
An unavoidable part of urban society and their existence and plight could not be ignored
Industrialization made large profits for the entrepreneurs
Changes on Society
They were influenced by the Romantic poetsFew famous female poets
Elizabeth Browning and Christina RossettiSome poets were Matthew Arnold,
Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Robert Browning, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Gerard Manley Hopkins
Poets
The Great Poets, Victorian Poets http://www.poetseers.org/the_great_poets/victorian_poets/
Definition of Victorian Era http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Victorian_era
The Social history of England, Victorian Era http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_history_of_England#Victorian_era
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