英美文学精粹赏析
Selected Readings
In English and American Literature
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Victorian Period
Historical BackgroundThe Reform Bill of 1832 marked the passing of the political power from the decaying aristocrats to the industrial capitalists.The Industrial Revolution made England ‘the workshop of the world”Rapid development of science and tech
Cultural background
Darwin’s evolutionary theory & Marx’s historical view greatly shook people’s religious convictionUtilitarianism