the throne of Wessex. However, his succession could not have been foreseen at the time, as Alfred had three living elder brothers. A letter of Leo IV shows that Alfred was made a "consul"; a misinterpretation of this investiture, deliberate or accidental, could explain later confusion. It may also be based on Alfred's later having accompanied his father on a pilgrimage to Rome where he spent some
the form to a narrative and the title to
Portrays the life and loves of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne.
2. Pride and Prejudice <1813>
Manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England
One of the most popular novels in English literature
Victorian Age
1837년부터 1901년까지 영국의 빅토리아 여왕이 통치하던 64년의 기간을 의미하며 초기(1837년~1850년), 중기(1850년~1870년대), 후기(1870년대~1901년) 세 단계로 분류한다. 빅토리아 여왕의 재위기간 동안 영국은 전무후무한 역사상 가장 화려한 전성기를 누렸으며, 대영 제국의 절정기로 간주된다. 제
the greatest Victorian age authors
- 시인 -> 소설가 -> 시인
-『주거지』("Domicilium")라는 시를 17세 때 처음 창작
한 이래 런던에서 건축기사로 일하던 20대에
40편의 시를 더 썼음
- 소설을 쓰기 시작하면서 시 쓰기를 중단
- 1895년 소설 『비운의 주드』("Jude the Obscure")
발표된 이후, 세인의 비평을 받아
The Happy Prince” and
“The Selfish Giant”
(1888)
Lady Windermere’s Fan
(1892)
Lady Windermere’ mistakenly
believes her husband to be having
an affair and considers leaving him
for her “fan,” Lord Darlington.
The comedic confusion is set
within the strict codes of
Victorian high society, and the comic mistrust between husband, wife and the other protagonists.