The tenets of Realism
Faithful to “surfaces of a life” Accurate Reflects the rise of science and social science Insistence upon and defense of the “experienced commonplace.” Writing’s purpose is to instruct and entertain. “show you what to...
Category: Victorian era (post-Romantic) 19th Century – Honors Literature
Literature from 1855 to 1900. World.
Charles Dickens – Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens wrote so many beautiful, enduring works that it is difficult to choose one to represent him on this site. Initially I chose “David Copperfield,” because it is most auto-biographical of Dickens, but...
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, and Imagery
Joseph Conrad lived in the late 19th and early 20th century and “Heart of Darkness” was published in 1902. The story is inspired by Conrad’s own experience of traveling into Africa on the Congo...
Charles Dickens and Social Morality
My Key to Dickens: Social Morality Victorian writer Charles Dickens drew on his formative experiences to write some of the most powerful and well-loved novels in the English language. These novels, containing Dickens’ urgent...
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