Burt Bacharachand Hal David were working on the music forButch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid– in which Paul Newman and Robert Redford play 1890s train robbers – when director George Roy Hill said he wanted something evocative of the Victorian era for a scene where Newman takes a romantic bik...
Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy was published in 1895. The Victorian era novel's setting is Hardy's fictional town of Wessex, which is based on his hometown of Dorset. This novel, considered Hardy's best, is also his last published novel. The story ...
Ch 11.Literature of the Enlightenment Ch 12.The Baroque Era in Music Ch 13.The Classical Era in Music Ch 14.The Romantic Period in... Ch 15.The Romantic Era in Music Ch 16.Literature of the Victorian Era Ch 17.Modern Thought and Expression... ...
(The Christian Miscellany, And Family Visiter, 1868) Rushlights are one of the most ancient forms of lighting: They were already used in the Roman Empire and they were still used in the late Victorian era, especially in working class households. Rushlights were a cheap alternative to candles...
In Hard Times, education is a central theme that Dickens explores to critique the utilitarian approach of the Victorian era. The novel presents an education system focused solely on facts and rote memorization, devoid of creativity and imagination. This rigid system is embodied by Mr. Gradgrind, ...
Because current attitudes toward women's beauty and body image date from the Victorian era, a historical investigation is both timely and necessary in understanding why the radical feminists attacked the media's portrayal of women. The rise of both cosmetic surgery and eating disorders is also ...
Pygmalionexamines this theme primarily through the character of Liza, and the issue of personal identity (as perceived by oneself or by others). Social roles in the Victorian era were viewed as natural and largely fixed: there was perceived to be something inherently, fundamentally unique about a...
The Victorian style bears the elaborate flair of theVictorian erait draws its traits from. It is a decor scheme with intricate detailing such as mantelpieces and parquet floors. The furniture is similarly detailed with carved designs and patterned floral fabrics. Sofas in this style sometimes have...
The themes include uncertain parentage, the fallen woman, puns, wordplay, dark secrets, mistaken identities, and a biting critique of the social standards and morality of the Victorian era. The Importance of Being Earnest Summary Act I, Part 1 The protagonist of the play is Jack Worthing. ...
Ch 12. The Baroque Era in Music Ch 13. The Classical Era in Music Ch 14. The Romantic Period in... Ch 15. The Romantic Era in Music Ch 16. Literature of the Victorian Era Ch 17. Modern Thought and Expression... Ch 18. Literary Modernism in the 19th & 20th... Ch 19. Modern ...