ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AGES ERA PERIOD

VICTORIAN AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the relationship between Victorian poets and the Romantics?
A
The Romantics remained largely forgotten until their rediscovery by T. S. Eliot in the 1920s.
B
The Victorians were disgusted by the immorality and narcissism of the Romantics.
C
The Romantics were seen as gifted but crude artists belonging to a distant, semi-barbarous age.
D
The Victorians were strongly influenced by the Romantics and experienced a sense of belatedness.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Victorian period is the period during the reign of Queen Victoria. The main difference between Romantic and Victorian poetry is that Romantic poets revered and adored nature whereas Victorian poets regarded nature as in a more realistic and less idealistic angel.

Detailed explanation-2: -The romantic period and the Victorian period are two notable periods in literature. The Romantic period was an artistic, musical, intellectual, and literary movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century. The victorian period was the period of Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 to 1903.

Detailed explanation-3: -Poetry was one of the most popular genres of the Victorian period. The Romantic poets, particularly William Wordsworth (who lived through the beginning of the period, dying in 1850) were revered and widely quoted.

Detailed explanation-4: -Poetry written during the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901 is defined as Victorian poetry. The defining characteristics of Victorian age poetry are its focus on sensory elements, its recurring themes of the religion/science conflict, and its interest in medieval fables and legends.

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