ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -David Copperfield is a novel in the bildungsroman genre by Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from infancy to maturity. It was first published as a serial in 1849 and 1850 and as a book in 1850.

Detailed explanation-2: -Victorian fiction refers to imagined stories written during the reign of Queen Victoria of Britain. Queen Victoria reigned for 64 years between 1837 and 1901. The novel rose to preeminence during this period of time and became the leading literary form.

Detailed explanation-3: -David Copperfield is set in early Victorian England against a backdrop of great social change. The Industrial Revolution of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries had transformed the social landscape and enabled capitalists and manufacturers to amass huge fortunes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Charles John Huffam Dickens was the most popular British novelist of the Victorian era, responsible for some of English literature’s most iconic characters. The continuing popularity of his novels and short stories is such that they have never gone out of print.