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Part SixEnglish Literature of Critical Realism in England (the Victorian Age) Historical Background 2. The Background of the Time Rapid Economic Development serious social problems Representatives and Works Thomas Hood: The Song of the Shirt 衬衫歌 (misery of women worker) Bridge of Sighs 叹息桥 (tragic fate of a young woman) Elizabeth Barret Browning: The Cry of the Children 孩子们的哭声 (misery of child-workers) Victorian Literature Mainly three kinds: the Chartist literature English Critical Realism Victorian poetry 1) Chartist Literature 4. the Theme Chartist Literature 5. major form: poetry 6. representative: English Critical Realism 1. What is Critical Realism? the flowering time: the forties and fifties of the 19th century. 2. What are the features of the critical realistic writings? Features of Critical Realistic Writings 1) The realists first and foremost criticized the capitalist society from a democratic viewpoint and delineated (portrayed) the crying (extremely shocking) contradictions of bourgeois reality. Features of Critical Realistic Writings 2) The greatness of the English realists lies not only in their satirical portrayal of bourgeoisie and in the exposure of the greed and hypocrisy of the ruling classes, but also in their sympathy for the laboring people. Features of Critical Realistic Writings 3)Humor and satire are used to expose and criticize the seamy (dark) side of reality. 4) The major contribution of the critical realists lies in their perfection of the novel. Exercises Remember the literary terms: Chartist Literature, the Chartists, critical realism. What are the features of Critical Literature? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Time 1)the early 30s of the 19th to the beginning years of the 20th century 2) the reign of Queen Victoria from 1832 to 1901 the Reform Bill Boer War 1. （英国历史上1832年 议会选举法修正法案） the passage of the Reform Bill in 1832 rapid economic development serious social problems political power decay