The Victorian Age and the Pre-Raphaelite Movement

The Victorian Age and the Pre-Raphaelite Movement
It is absolutely right to say Victorian poetry is a continuation of Romantic poetry, though Victorian poetry is more vivid, giving new inflection to the personal, subjectivity, emotional and idealistic impulses of the romantics. Victorian poetry is expressive, plangent and also descriptive of nature and domestic and urban life. The Victorian era is an era of anxiety, doubts and confusion. There is a conflict between science and religion, rationality and mysticism, the Victorian poetry lost their way and found it difficult to respond to the world around him/her. Though Victorian poetry continuously exhibited the Romantic spirit and pattern, it had worked on its own addition and transformations. Victorian poetry relied on classical and traditional forms and ideas. The poets used local, everyday speech and dialect and often experimented with language. Several poets were influenced by Classicism and medievalism. A sense of melancholia and a concern with the past have been seen in the Victorian poets. Throughout the era, poetry addressed issues like patriotism, religious faith, science, sexuality and social reforms. The poets experimented with different genres of poetic forms and ‘dramatic monologue’ is the result of such a great labour..etc.