Victorian age
Writers_ Lewis Carroll, R.M. Ballantyne, Anna Sewell.
Supernatural and fantastic literature a new form of supernatural, mystery and fantastic literature
psychological dimension, centered on larger-than-life charactersSherlock Holmes,famous detective(A.C.
Doyle); Frankenstein(M.Shelley), Dracula(B.Stoker), Edward Hyde(R.L.Stevenson), many other fictional
characters.
Psychological literature the thoughts and feelings of the characters, the duality of human soulgood and
baddescribes almost all of the literary works of the period.
· What are the main themes in Charles Dickens` works?
The main themes in Dickens` works: social injustice; gloom of urban decay(lagunemine); poverty and
despair(lootusetus); children in workhouses and orphanages; consequences of delays in the justice system;
evils of industrialism, materialism, educational system.
· What were his views of America like?