Love through the ages
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
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Charles Dickens (1812-1870) 
Dickens is arguably the best known of the Victorian novelists. His work was originally published in serialised form in periodicals and magazines, a popular way of publishing at the time. Dickens is credited with creating some of the most interesting and best loved characters in literature. The theme of social reform is one that is evident throughout his work. He is perhaps best known for novels such as ‘Oliver Twist ‘and ‘A Christmas Carol’ Great Expectations (published as a serial from December 1860-August 1861) Description of Miss Havisham who still wears her wedding dress after being left at the altar many years before She was dressed in rich materials — satins, and lace, and silks — all of white. Her shoes were white. And she had a long white veil dependent from her hair, and she had bridal flowers in her hair, but her hair was white. Some bright jewels sparkled on her neck and on her hands, and some other jewels lay sparkling on the table. Dresses, less splendid than the dress she wore, and half-packed trunks were scattered about. She had not quite finished dressing, for she had but one shoe on — the other was on the table near her hand — her veil was half arranged, her watch and chain were not put on, and some lace for her bosom lay with those trinkets and with her handkerchief, and gloves, and some flowers, and a prayer-book, all confusedly heaped about the looking-glass. It was not in the first moments that I saw all these things, though I saw more of them in the first moments than might be supposed. But, I saw that everything within my view which ought to be white, had been white long ago, and had lost its luster, and was faded and yellow. I saw that the bride within the bridal dress had withered like the dress, and like the flowers, and had no brightness left but the brightness of her sunken eyes. I saw that the dress had been put upon the rounded figure of a young woman, and that the figure upon which it now hung loose, had shrunk to skin and bone. Once, I had been taken to see some ghastly wax-work at the Fair, representing I know not what impossible personage lying in state. Once, I had been taken to one of our old marsh churches to see a skeleton in the ashes of a rich dress, that had been dug out of a vault under the church pavement. Now wax-work and skeleton seemed to have dark eyes that moved and looked at me. I should have cried out, if I could. Dickens is most associated with the Realism movement which sought to give an honest portrayal of ordinary, contemporary life. Victorian Period – 1830-1901 Realism – 1830-1900 Naturalism – 1865-1900 Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) R 
ossetti came from a family of famous siblings including the painter and poet, Dante Gabrielle Rossetti. She wrote a variety of romantic, devotional and children’s poetry, her most famous work being her long poem, Goblin Market and her love poem Remember. She was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and modelled for her brother. A Birthday (published 1860’s) My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is in a water'd shoot; My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon sea; My heart is gladder than all these, Because my love is come to me. Raise me a daïs of silk and down; Hang it with vair and purple dyes; Carve it in doves and pomegranates, And peacocks with a hundred eyes; Work it in gold and silver grapes, In leaves and silver fleurs-de-lys; Because the birthday of my life Is come, my love is come to me. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a movement of artists and poets (1848-1870). The movement sought to return to the styles that were practised before Raphael (1483-1520) Their art and poetry is characterised by detail, colour and complex composition. Victorian Period – 1830-1901 Realism – 1830-1900 Naturalism – 1865-1900 Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) D 
ickinson was an American poet. Her poetry was unique to the time she was writing, it contain short lines and often use slant rhyme and unconventional capitalisation and punctuation. The erotic nature of many of her love poems is surprising as Dickinson was introverted and lived much of her life as a recluse, rarely leaving her room in later life. Of the almost eighteen hundred poems she wrote, few were published in her lifetime. Wild Nights, Wild Nights! (1861) Wild nights! Wild nights! Were I with thee, Wild nights should be Our luxury! Futile the winds To a heart in port, Done with the compass, Done with the chart. Rowing in Eden! Ah! the sea! Might I but moor To-night in thee!
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