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The literature of Britain during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 to 1901), marked by the rise of the great serialized novel, an explosion of periodical prose, and a sage-writing tradition, Thomas Carlyle chief among its founders, that used essays and lecture-derived books to press moral and social argument on an industrializing nation. It followed Romanticism and shares some of its concerns while turning them toward social reform, historical narrative and the built world of the factory and the city.

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Period, From (Year)
1837 to 1901 1
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A founding figure of Victorian sage-writing, per the atlas own Victorian Literature description.

Associated With

1840 to 1841, inside the movement's own 1837 to 1901 period; Carlyle's sage-writing lectures the movement's own description names him founder of.

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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Victorian literature entryView the Source
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Associated Authors: Thomas CarlyleView the Source
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Associated With: On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in HistoryView the Source
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