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Leisure in Victorian and Edwardian England
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This paper shall analyse the emergence of the novel as the main form of literature during the Victorian era and its consolidation in later ages, including the Edwardian Era.... This paper shall analyse the emergence of the novel as the main form of literature during the Victorian era and its consolidation in later ages, including the Edwardian Era.... number This paper shall analyse the emergence of the novel as the main form of literature during the Victorian era and its consolidation in later ages, including the Edwardian Era....
V&A Museum from 19th to Modernity
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All the eras like Victorian era, Edwardian Era, post war, recent years and garden impacted on the structure as well as dynamic changes in the architecture of the museum.... The overall architecture is divided in two several eras which start from Victorian era and ends (or still continues) till garden era....
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Post-World War 2 Britain Bound by a Rigid Class System
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The Edwardian Era, experienced the Empire's greatest stretch-and-reach impact; in terms of imperial power on a global scale, and was thus representative of the best period in Britain's history.... Britain had come from its greatness; this during the Edwardian Era when its empire stretched to all corners of the globe, to its lowest level after the Victorian era when most of its empire was gone.... Larkin's – Whitsun Wedding – ironically paints a picture of this historical journey through his train journey from Hull (that represented the commencement of the Industrial revolution), through the massive fields, skillfully shaped hedgerows and abundance in cattle, this coupled with the bright sunshine (representing Britain's glorious Edwardian Era) and finally into London that is representative of the decline of the empire (Larkin 76).
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Communicating in Context
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For this reason, it was only logical that I pursue my journalistic journey in the city.... Being from Ohio, when I first got into the New York mass communication industry I felt a bit destabilized.... There were many.... ... ... Notably though, cities like Chicago and Boston were first catching on with rapid and intense journalism but new York still remained the lead....
House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
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A good example to use and to show how fashions can be a good way for people to express themselves is the tea gown, which was widely popular in the times of the Edwardian Era (of which it belonged to the Belle Epoch).... People can be characterized by the times or era in which they lived.... & Number: The House of Mirth (by Edith Wharton) 12 November (Estimated word count 020) IntroductionPeople can be characterized by the times or era in which they lived....
Pattern and Ornament: An Oriental Influence
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This essay discusses that the first real connection to Oriental fashions within the modern Western world can be traced back to the fashions of the Edwardian Era, which is dated in the final decades of the 1800s and the beginning decades of the 1900s.... The first real connection to Oriental fashions within the modern Western world can be traced back to the fashions of the Edwardian Era, which is dated in the final decades of the 1800s and the beginning decades of the 1900s....
The Unknown Soliders: Black American Troops by Barbeau,Authur and Genri Florette
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The book tells a story about a young woman born during the Edwardian Era in the country of England.... The book tells a story about a young woman born during the Edwardian Era in the country of England.... "The Unknown Soldiers: Black American Troops by Barbeau, Authur, and Genre Florette" aims to analyze the novel 'Room with a view', written by E....
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
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rlando passes through several different eras from Elizabethan through the Jacobean era, English Interregnum during King Charles II and Victorian era to finally the Edwardian Era and the 19th century.... What is important is a transition in the character of Orlando, and his tastes and preferences as he passes through each era within history.... Each era is symbolized by its own feeling that it brings to Orlando's literary and poetic endeavors....
Struggle for Womens Vote
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Why - Reasons for the protest As far back as the Edwardian Era in the 19th century British women had rebelled against their condition as the largest underclass of that time.... There were two faces to the 20th century, which is remembered as the era of unprecedented innovation, transition and change.... One side of that era had been variously called the Jazz Age, 1 Roaring Twenties, the Gay Twenties, which all referred to the phenomenon of the young casting aside their parents' values and living their lives in new and more daring ways....
European Womens Role in the Military
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Hence, the trend of Victorian and Edwardian Era of women was discarded completely.... In 1985 era their role has been authentically confirmed via a trail assessment, which proved that Danish women are equally eligible and efficient as their male counter parts in armed forces (Goldstein, 85).... The question is how UK has proved its Victorian and edwardian theory of docile women....
Women's Suffrage
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While historians would mark this period as the Edwardian Era, the attitudes held by ruling-class men was still very much Victorian and conservative.... As Sos Eltis notes in her scholarly analysis on edwardian feminist drama,
... While suffragists of the edwardian age generally respected the rule of law and the integrity of the parliamentary system, their lack of success to include women in the democratic process compelled them to change their attitude toward both....
Fashion and its importance
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The sleeves were adorned with high standing collars, and this remained for quite some time but, changes were made in the Edwardian Era.... The essay discovers what is fashion and why it's important.... Karl Lagerfeld the fashion icon states that Fashion is a language that creates itself in clothes to interpret reality....
Urban tourism in Bath Field Report
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Bath reached its peak as a popular resort for the privileged during the Georgian and Edwardian Era and it was known for its healing waters (City of Bath, 1996).... Urban tourism is often perceived as an opportunity for a community centre to economically advance itself and its residents....
Popular War Themes in the Pre WWI Literature
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This dissertation "Popular War Themes in the Pre-WWI Literature" examines the transformations in the war literature that took place for almost over a century, starting with the 19th era of romanticism and hero-worship, to the modern 21st-century wars that speak of death and gory.... We notice this slow transformation during WWI when the era of modernism with its themes of individualism, a deep mistrust towards all state and religious institutions, and a general air of breaking away from social and conventional norms, entered the literary world....
Impact of Devolution on Britain and the Nature of Englishness
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It lasted from the Victorian era of imperial expansion to the aftermath of the Second World War.... In the modern era the question regarding this sense of nationality (or of Britishness), and of a feeling of national identity, suddenly has gained importance in the context of this devolution process....
What Role Does Everyday Uniform Play in Peoples Lives
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This essay "What Role Does Everyday Uniform Play in People's Lives" discusses people with whom a purchaser interacts that affects the final purchase and this applies to any fashion-dominated item from interior furnishings to choice of cars.... ... ... ... The purchase of fashionable clothes, fabrics, or accessories becomes a visual currency and speaks volumes silently....
Historical and Cultural Analysis: Employment for Women in the late Victorian and Edwardian Eras
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"Historical and Cultural Analysis: Employment for Women in the late Victorian and Edwardian Eras" paper states that as a result of these massive changes, teenage girls and women of the Edwardian period were the first creation of females to be educated to the same standards as males. ... There was the founding of colleges at Cambridge and Oxford that majorly admitted women, then there was giving way of degrees from other universities and colleges to women, something Oxbridge didn't do until the 20th...
The vanishing act of Esme Lennox and the plight of Edwardian women
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Esme Lennox, the namesake and also the chief protagonist of this book, is a young woman in 1930s Edinburgh (Scotland), who is incarcerated into a mental asylum by her parents, for the simple reason that Esme did not wish to conform to the society rules of her era.... This book which is a sort of mystery story that unfolds at a much later era (when Esme meets her granddaughter Iris, after being released from the institution), explores the real meaning of sanity, and as it tries to measure the mental trauma and the sense of rejection that Esme and many of her contemporaries went through during these times....
The Merry wives of windsor
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A cultural event is a worthwhile experience for any student or researcher, because it provides an insight into a completely different era, and helps in understanding the changing norms of various societies.... It wasn't difficult to select the event because Shakespeare style is what I admire most among cultural plays, and I agree with the saying that Running head: MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Cultural Event Report “The Merry Wives of Windsor” Institute The Merry Wives of Windsor A cultural event is a worthwhile experience for any student or researcher, because it provides an insight into a completely different era, and helps in understanding the changing norms of various societies....
Various Periods and Their Influence on Art and Design
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Earlier, the design patterns were mostly the shape of the hourglass that had been experienced during the Victorian era.... Edward Ludwig Kirchner, a German expressionist form the bridge group further applied the African aspect to create emotional arousal that applied strong vivid colors from the African aspects depicting the message that was anxiety in the industrial era.... The new era meant the single suburban life had been eradicated to create integration among individuals in the society with the industrial society requiring people to move into cities for personal development....
The Merchant of Venice Film
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The paper "The Merchant of Venice Film" discusses that Shylock's state of confusion portrays a heightened mirage of the state of affairs in the era.... Thus, the environment portrayed is that of the late Renaissance era; of specific focus being the Edwardian period representation.... Shylock's state of confusion portrays a heightened mirage of the state of affairs in the era.... The film as Muir further cites, handles the plot wonderfully, with different portrayals showcasing the prevailing social contexts of the edwardian Venice setting....
Beauty in the Twentieth Century: An Overview of Fashions Transient Trends
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This paper explores the perceived unhealthy impact that many people feel fashion designers have had on women's self image and fashion preferences.... A decade-by-decade study of historical details in the twentieth century reveals a broader range of reasons for women's fashion preferences, however....
THE VICTORIAN ERA
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The Victorian era may seem like a different world from the one we live in today.... The era also has several features that are familiar with those of the modern day.... The place of women during the Victorian era has been clearly highlighted by Tennyson describing men as wielding swords while women stayed by the hearth holding needles.... INTRODUCTION The Victorian era may seem like a different world from the one we live in today....
The Unity of Ulster Unionism
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This era was marked by a new way that Unionism solidified its popular support, using the newest technologies of the day.... His election was made possible by the shifts in the edwardian Unionist movement, which saw the Unionist movement move away from the established landed leaders, and towards a more Northern, younger, middle-class, professional type of leader (Foster & Jackson, 2009, p.... It was a combination of the edwardian advertising industry, coupled with a simplified political creed that brought the unification of the party during this time (Jackson, 1992, p....
How does Historical Costume Relate to Contemporary Fashion
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uring this decade, the most in-style outfits were similar to the women of the Belle Epoque, the era to which being referred by the French.... 2005, Fashion era.... A trend of the edwardian corsetry, the corset was too tightly laced at the waist and so forced the hips back and the drooping monobosom was thrust forward in a pouter pigeon effect creating an S shape.... he high collar, S bend corset, trained skirt and lavish hat all had an effect on the posture of an edwardian lady and it gave her a certain swaying grandeur....
Class Privilege and British Feminism
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Citizens in different social classes were growing increasingly uncomfortable with prevailing gender relations and the entrenched patriarchal culture of the Victorian era.... Citizens in different social classes were growing increasingly uncomfortable with prevailing gender relations and the entrenched patriarchal culture of the Victorian era.... eminists in this era would invest in New Women books which registered dissatisfaction with the demeaning position of women in the institution of marriage, as well as in all other public spheres....
History of Architecture
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At this era, cast iron was used in China for structural purposes, but it was a Britain innovation when the first fireproof mill was built by William Strutt.... However, there are historians who view modernism as a reaction against eclecticism, a matter of taste, and the lavish stylistic excesses of Victorian and edwardian architecture (Avery, 63).... ?Victorian & edwardian architecture....
Consensus over the Slum Reformation
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European Cities in the Modern era, 1850-1914.... The slums in edwardian and Victoria had less negativity and thus there arose a decline.... t is worth to note that, Britain is colored with diverse Victorian and edwardian heritage.... The paper "Consensus over the Slum Reformation" discusses that generally speaking, scrutiny of the historical events points to three summaries....
The Victorian Invention of the Vikings
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he Victorian society and the Victorian era is a period in British history when queen victoria sat on the throne and ruled the country from 1837 to 1901.... The Victorian era was marked with period of peace, prosperity and the development of great confidence in Britain which has been attributed to different historical events in the country in different aspects of the economy.... part from the economic development, the Victorian era was occasioned by cultural transition from the Georgian era to a new society that was based on romance, mysticism and respects for religious and social values and the work of the artists in the country....
Development and Towns and Cities
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Development of Towns and Cities in the UK A town can be considered simply as a village that is overgrown having its own economy where goods and services are made and distributed.... This means that any known city in the world began from the basic setting of any known remote village.... ... ... ... The growth of a town or a city is influenced by the activities that led to its growth such as trade, transport, religion, and defence from adversity from enemies or recreational purposes....
The True Nature of the Victorian Society
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One could draw up a considerable list: for example, the plague in the Middle Ages, venereal diseases in Victorian times, the nuclear threat in the cold-war era…” (Besley, 119)
... The edwardian and Victorian England was plagued by the un-English hooligan in the 1890s and the studies by social historians such as Pearson have alerted the people to central continuities in a history of ‘respectable fears'.... For example, the original edwardian hooligan was part of a much wider debate of the boy labor ‘problem' and their moral degeneration in dead-end jobs....
How Carroll's Alice Deconstructs the Victorian Notions of Femininity
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And though some feminist critics like Nina Auerbach have argued that Alice is a subversive feminist heroine, in fact, Carroll's youthful protagonist seems to be nothing more or less than an ordinary Victorian girl – and rather than limiting the possibilities of the narrative, this realization expands them, allowing us to understand Alice as a creature of her own era, so that she – more than the Wonderland she traverses – becomes the vehicle of Carroll's Victorian satire.
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Moseley Bog Nature Reserve
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In this regard, in order to highlight the archaeological features, it can be claimed that these are the factors, which has kept the dam intact and impressive in the modern era (The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country Limited6, 2014).... The reserve is also surrounded by human history as well as archaeology that include clay pits, Joy's Wood, Pond and Victorian and edwardian Garden.... Similarly, Victorian and edwardian Garden is the most attractive part of Moseley Bog woodland, which is bounded by tree and garden plants....
Men and Womens Tailoring in 19 Century
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The rise of the gangsters in this era also brought about the gangster dress style.... June 2009, Time line of fashion from the Victorian era through the 1950s-terms of interest to the fashion industry, Apparel Search, viewed 23 September 2009 from http://www.... The demand for edwardian style clothes also declined.... The edwardian and Victorian full-figured images now changed into svelte and athletic bodies....
Fashion History of the corsets, and why is it considered iconic
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The corset grew in popularity through the Renaissance (1600s) and became the norm amongst ladies by the Victorian era.... The corset grew in popularity through the Renaissance (1600s) and became the norm amongst ladies by the Victorian era.... The hypothesis of this essay is that the corset is an iconic element of fashion in the modern era and it has always been since the Age of Renaissance several hundreds of years ago.... he history of the corset predates the era of writing....
Domination of Politics by Conservatives
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Generally, this was an era marred by retraction abroad and social reforms at home.... According to Stuart, (2013), the inter-war era saw rise in ideologies even though the Conservative party managed to get majority of votes at all seven general elections held between1918 and 1935 despite failing once in 1929 to the largest party5.... The war had a disappropriate casualty with a higher percentage being class owning lands and those strict with edwardian Britain that completely disappeared....
The art aspect of (Al-Rowshan)
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Al-Rowshan/balconies in Britain Juliet balconies in the UK date back to the late Georgian era when architects specified them to offer grand homes a prominent appearance.... The mass production and lower cost of cast iron in the Regency era led to its extensive use in highly decorative Juliet Al-Rowshans combining details like urns and acorns4.... Numerous archetypal townhouses of the era had full length sash windows that could be opened fully with cast iron Juliet Al-Rowshans offering the essential protection....
The History of Planning
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ummary of Chapter 3 En d “The History of Planning” Chapter 3 of the book with the sub “The History of Planning: Part I” thoroughly discusses the history or historical narrative of the urban- or rural-planning prominent in America from the pre-revolution era to the post-revolution.... As it seems, the municipal and/or urban landscape visible in the Colonial America in the pre-revolution era was greatly determined or decided by an individual grantee.... In the Revolution era, on the other hand, the town/urban planners shifted from the grantee to a specific group orientation -- particularly the commercial elite....
Twentieth Century Britain and Women
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During the Second World War, the culture and nature of female leisure took on a rather dangerous perspective as it ushered in an era of drinking in public houses which became a way of life for most of the women.... 20th Century Britain and Women Order no: 200088 No: of pages: 12 Premium – 6530 During the Second World War, the culture and nature of female leisure took on a rather dangerous perspective as it ushered in an era of drinking in public houses which became a way of life for most of the women....
The Modern Rhetorical Practice Based in the Creation of a New Dialect of Language
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Burgess was interested in Russian literature and traveled to the USSR in 1961 to tour the country in the Soviet era, during a time when few Westerners were permitted behind the Iron Curtain.... urgess' protagonist, Alex, in ‘A Clockwork Orange' is important because he is a tragic hero and a symbol of the era in which the book was written.... First and foremost was a group of British teens in the late 1950s called the edwardian Strutters.... ‘These were youths dressed very smartly in neo-edwardian suits with heavy soled boots and distinctive coiffures'....
Modernism and Music
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Whereas, art is viewed as an agent of social change and more so in a political and social context in the modern art perspective: it is divorced of such importance in the post-modern art era.... It was the era when the work experienced the First World War and experienced shifts in the international political arena.... Music thus gained a far wider audience in the post modernist era.... During the postmodernist era music became, like art, an outlet for individuals, most of them unknown earlier, to express themselves in various new ways without paying any attention to subject matter, form or style....
A Documentation of Fashion Trends during 1890s and 1900
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esearch evidence suggests that readymade children garments are available since 17th century; however, it was not until the manufacturing age (era of mass production) that children's readymade garments were made available for all social classes.... “The Victorian and edwardian Eras: 1860-1910....
World War 1 in Mrs.Dalloway Novel
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During this era, the diseases were diagnosed and treated in what Victoria describes as manliness and will power.... uring her era, a real British man was the one who had a total control over his thoughts and actions.... These changes, “This sense of the radical difference between the ‘modern' world and the ‘edwardian' one, or more broadly the world before and after the First World War, became a major theme of
... Athleticism in the Victorian and edwardian Public School: The Emergence and Consolidation of an Educational Ideology (Sport in the Global Society)....
Of Anger and Disempowerment
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He refers to the Edwardian world of Colonel Redfern as a symbol of the bygone era and the colonel's world provides him inspiration to aspire for changes.... Thus, it is evident from the play that Jimmy is nostalgic about the past and the bygone era; he fails to find any sort of solace in the present and his discontentment naturally leads him to criticise the present.... Jimmy, in this respect, is a true representative of many working-class youths who were highly educated but could not find an acceptable role or place in the British society during the post war era....
Extremities of Identity in the Victorian Era
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The author of this research paper "Extremities of Identity in the Victorian era" points out that Female identity in the Victorian novel is one of the most important aspects of the literature presented at this time.... Extremities of Identity in the Victorian era
... The identities and plot that is used shows the extremity that was a part of the Victorian era, specifically with conflict between old values and the opposing viewpoint of modernism....
HBO Television Show: Curb Your Enthusiasm
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This makes it difficult to decipher whether the show is a meta-essay about the post-modern era, a sitcom, or a semi-structured largely unscripted documentary (Parker, 2011).... Most of the featured guest stars in the show play their real selves with a degree of fictionalization (Parker, 2011)....
The Intersection of Gender, Class, and Race in the Imperial Enterprise
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It was definite that during the era or British imperialism, this was a culture based on hegemonic masculinity.... The era of New Imperialism witnessed the gendering as well as the entire process of racializing of the national identity reinforcing legitimization of power and self-awareness.... First, it entailed the capitalist connections of production in the era that allowed free trade imperialism.... The instructive masculine ethos was common in the edwardian and Victorian Britain and appeared as a strategic to build and develop a spirit des corps aimed at becoming the stronghold of the British Empire....
Pattern and Ornament: Orientalism in Dress
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“Orientalism in Dress: Edwardian Fashion/Titanic era.... ?? Fashion era.... ashion-era.... An essay "Pattern and Ornament: Orientalism in Dress" outlines that the reciprocal reaction that occurred as designers and artists attempted to stay in vogue can then be traced throughout the modern period into more contemporary fashions as the Postmodernists reacted....
Describing Victorian Writing
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From the paper "Describing Victorian Writing" it is clear that the works of the Victorian era symbolize the raw facts of life that deal with harsh realities like a struggle, deprivation, crime, treachery, cheating, love for money, sacrificing the ethical side as people gets greedy.... ictorian Literature Contents Contents 2 Introduction 3 The background of the Victorian era and its influence on literature 3 Themes of the Victorian works 7 Charles Dickens and his Great Expectations and Oscar Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray 8 References 15 Introduction Describing the Victorian writing in any comprehensive and satisfactory way has proved to be a bothersome job for the critics continually from the time when 19th century reached its conclusion....
Historical Aspects of British Foreign Policy
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The decisions made in his era became important in the world political scenario.... An important era of study has been the era of Lloyd George's peacetime government, from 1919 to 1922 in the realm of foreign policy.... istory provides interesting analysis of the era in which Lloyd George ruled and made foreign policies.... The impacts of the decisions made in his era even reverberate today in the Middle East in particular....