Reader response theory

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This presentation is for Tasnim Salah. 

Reader Response Theory

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Leisure

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How are you? I hope all of you are very well ^_^

Here, I want to share my presentation for the poem Leisure. Have a nice reading!

Leisure ppt

Leisure`s Song

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Woman in the Victorian age

Why women were deprived from education and voting in a time that queen Victoria ruled in ?

1- she does not have the authority (nor does she has input in the political decisions)

2- she herself does not have the right to vote

3- she was afraid of church who has the dominant rule at that time

4- in a male- dominated society, she can not have any voice to speak.. especially she was suppressed under her husband who put "limits" to her ideas and decisions.

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Introduction to the Victorian age

Victorian age (1832-1901)

- In 1832, the novelist Sir Walter Scott died.

- Queen Victoria ruled from 1837- 1901. 

- this age is considered to be a transition time between the romantic age and 20th century

Romantic vs Victorian era

	Romantic Era	Victorian Era
Idealism	Visionary/Utopian	Sober/Utilitarian
View of Nature	Kind/Harmonious	Harsh/Cruel
Focus	Inward/Individual Common man Imagination Introspection	Outward/Nation Middle class Reality Work
Philosophy	Transcendentalism	Utilitarianism

four major points at this era:

1/ Science vs religion

2/ the industrial revolution

3/ the women question

4/ British imperialism

Victorian Age:

1- early Victorian 1832-1848

2- mid Victorian 48- 70

3- late Victorian 70- 1901

Early Victorian ( time of troubles)

when Victoria became a queen, there were many problems such as:

1/ people of working class were severely punished if they wanted to join the trade union

2/ the corn laws kept the price of bread high

3/ chariest movement wanted votes for all and social reforms

Mid Victorian:

a time of economic prosperity and at the same time spread of poverty 

- population increased from 2 m. to 6.5 m. (more cities)
- London becomes the most financial capital in the world
- the great Exhibition at Crystal Palace (high worldwide success)
- a great empire (the colonies became a market for the British products), it called according to this point as "imperialist age"

late Victorian:

a time of serenity, calmness and a great deal of doubt.

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Victorian Age

This is the best description I could find for this era!

Dickens’s "A Tale of Two Cities"

IT WAS the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way- in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

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