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

Works Cited