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The Late Victorian Novel - Coggle Diagram
The Late Victorian Novel
DATE
After the 1850s (more precisely, after the publication of Darwin's work)
PURPOSE
Reflects a society pervaded by a moral, religious and political (England's supremacy started being challenged by other nations) crisis
REALISTIC NOVEL
Darwin's evolution theory strongly influenced the structure and organization of the realistic novel: The plot was full of complications, solved by the use of coincidences; chance played a major role.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL NOVEL
Gained popularity especially in the 20th century, with the growth of psychology and the discoveries of Sigmund Freud. But also popular in the 19th century
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The most important elements are the thoughts, feelings, emotions (the character's inwardness), which are of equal or greater importance than the external events (influenced and caused by those elements).
Plot is subordinate to and dependent upon the delineation of the characters. Events may not be presented in chronological order but rather as they
occur in the character’s thought associations, memories, fantasies, reveries, contemplations, and dreams
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