The Victorian Age 1832-1901 Victorian Age

Poetry

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  Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892): Most popular Victorian poet. He wrote narrative poems
  
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  In Memoriam A. H. H.
  
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  Robert Browning (1812-1889): raised the dramatic monologue to new heights—making it a vehicle for deep psychological probing and character study
  
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  Confessions
  
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  Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861): with Robert, one of literature’s greatest love affairs. Wrote love sonnets valued for their lyric beauty
  
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  How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)
  

Conclusion

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  At Victorian Age in literature realism becomes a leading trend.
  
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  Realism is a the faithful portrayal of actual way of life avoiding unreal, fantastic, improbable, supernatural and mysticism.
  
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  This Era is also known as a Golden Age of Novel because it turns into the principle genre in Victorian literature.
  
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  Representatives:
  
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  The novel writers - Ch. Dickens, W.P. Thackeray, Th. Hardy, Sisters Bronte, George Meredith, A. Trollope, Thomas Carlyle, Matthew Arnold J. Conrad, and etc.
  
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  Victorian Poetry - A. Tennyson, E. Browning and R. Browning
  
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