Who were the great victorian poets and by whom they were influenced?
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TENNYSON'S poetry is also considerably influenced by the advancement of science in the age, and the undertones of scientific researches can be heard in “IN MEMORIAM”. The most important poets of the Victorian Ages are- ALFRED LORD TENNYSON, MATTHEW ARNOLD, ROBERT BROWNING, ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH, MRS.
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THE VICTORIAN POETRY (1832-1880)
The Victorian Age (1832-1887) is one of the most remarkable periods in the history of England. It was era of material affluence, political consciousness, democratic reforms, industrial and mechanical progress, scientific advancement, local unrest, educational expansion, empire building and religious uncertainty. It witnessed the flowering of poetry in the hands of a host of poets, great and small. It marked the growth of the English novel, and laid the foundation of English prose on a surer footing.
The note of individuality was the hall mark of Victorian literature. The literary figures of the Victorian age were endowed with marked originality in outlook, character and style. Victorian literature in its varied aspects was marked by a deep moral note. The marked characteristic of the age is that literature, both in prose and poetry, seems to depart from the purely artistic standard of art’s sake and to be actuated by a definite moral purpose. TENNYSON, BROWNING, RUSKIN were primarily interested in their message to their countrymen. They were teachers of England and were inspired by a conscious moral purpose to uplift and instruct their fellowmen. The literature of the Victorian age was co-related to the social and political life of the age. A few literary artists of this age struck the note of revolt against the materialistic tendencies of the age, and sought to seek refuge in the overcharged atmosphere of the Middle Ages. An escapist note is also perceptible in the Victorian literature and this is particularly noticed in the works of the Pre-Raphaelite Poets.