The Victorian Age

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Chartism: group of radical and workers who presented to parliament a document called People Charter: radical reform of parliament (everybody could became a member of parliament, annual election and secret ballots).
Corn laws: protection on foreign corn → political consequences: power to Whigs; economical consequences: prosperity and less hardship.
Utilitarism: (Mill) whatever is useless and doesn’t produce money has not to be considered. Recognised the limits of the Laissez-faire.
Social context: contradictions: industrialisation vs. poverty, social reforms, scientific discoveries, religious unrest.
Liberalism=individual realization→free trade. Pursed by both political parties.
Exploitation of workers: too much hours a day, low wages, abyss rich/poor.
Reforms (for lower classes): 1847-67- factory acts; 1842- mines act; 1870- education act.
Progress, optimism, humanitarianism, moralism, philanthropism, conformism → values of V.A.
Continuation of the trends of the preceding age → art
Changes in novel: WRITER: entertainer, reformer; AIM: improving the society.