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Victorian Era (The Woman Question (Infant Custody Act (women could get…
Victorian Era
The Woman Question
Iconography of the Queen (Victoria)
Sarah S. Ellis -
The Women of England...
Infant Custody Act
women could get custody of children in rare cases of divorce
C. Patmore:
'An Angel of the House'
central in feminist criticism of the Victorian Era
The dramatic monologue
hybrid craft
definitely
not
the poet
different, unexpected POV
catalog of human emotions
Mid-Victorian Period (1848-70)
a new prosperity for the middle class
revolution avoided
rise of the middle class - the poor are still poor
Early troubles (1832-1848)
1831: riots that led to reform bill
fear of revolution
economic distress
Late Victorianism
rise of mass media and mass leisure
1867: doubled the number of men who could vote
1873: end of property connected to voting
Texts
Robert Browning:
'My Last Duchess'
(1842)
hinting at the murder of the last duchess
dramatic monologue
Christina Rossetti:
'Goblin Market'
(1862)
lesbian undertones
beware the forbidden fruit
cautionary tale, but maybe not suited for children
biblical reference?
goblins are promiscuous men?