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Victorian British PoetryBeth Nguyen 1A
Background1837 to 1901
Queen VictoriaInfluenced by
Romantic periodTwo groups:
◦High Victorian◦Pre-Raphaelites
Brotherhood focused on the art movement during the 19th century
Unifying PrinciplesLess romantic; more about
naturePeriod of economic, political, and
social changeConflict between religion and
scientific knowledge
Ralph Waldo EmersonAmerican poet
and transcendentalist leader
“The American Scholar” lecture
Poems include “Concord Hymn” and “The Rhodora”
Lord Alfred TennysonSimilar poetry style to
Lord ByronAppointed Poet Laureate
by Queen Victoria in 1850Poetry reflects moral
valuesPublished Poems, Chiefly
Lyrical and two volumes of Poems
Wrote “In Memoriam” for deceased friend, Arthur Hallam
Robert BrowningPublished “Pauline” and
“Sordello”Known for use of diction,
symbol, and rhythm Influenced Robert Frost
and T.S. EliotMarried Elizabeth Barrett
◦ Inspired “Men and Women”
Published “The Ring and the Book,” “Dramatis Personae” and “Asolando”
Elizabeth Barrett BrowningPublished translation of
“Prometheus Bound”Wrote The Seraphim and
Other Poems and “The Cry of Children”
Dedicated Sonnets from the Portuguese to husband
Showed support for unification for Italy in Casa Guidi Windows and Poems Before Congress
Emily BronteWell known for
Wuthering HeightsTraveled to Belgium
with sisters in 1842◦ Studied German,
French and literaturePoems: “A
Daydream,” “Last Words,” and “No Coward Soul is Mine”
Lewis CarrollCombined mathematics
and writing in An Elementary Treatise on Determinatns, Curiosa Mathematica, and Euclid and His Modern Rivals
Published Alice in Wonderland in 1865
“Jabberwocky” contained odd word combinations
Poems include “A game of Fives” and “A Valentine”
“Break, Break, Break”Break, break, break,On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!And I would that my tongue could utterThe thoughts that arise in me.O well for the fisherman's boy,That he shouts for his sister at play!O well for the sailor lad,that he sings in his boat on the bay!And the stately ships go onTo their haven under the hill;But O for the touch of a vanished hand,And the sound of a voice that is still!Break, break, breakAt the foot of thy crags, O Sea!But the tender grace of a day that is deadWill never come back to me.- Lord Alfred Tennyson
ThemeWaves continuously crash
against rocksChildren play; sailor sings
◦The world goes on not noticing someone’s death
Speaker wishes to touch his friend and hear his voice, but cannot
Poem is about Arthur Hallam’s death