British literature II

 

This part will describe the period since the second half of 19th century until 30ties of 20th century.

 

The first main type is a critical realism, represented by Charles Dickens, Emily Brontė and Charlotte Brontė.

 

Charles Dickens was a popular Victorian novelist; his novels describe the lower class. His work is David Copperfield it is about a poor boy. Other work is The Pickwick Papers; it is one of the most humorous books in the English language. The other ones are Oliver Twist, Little Dorrit and Great Expectations.

 

Emily Bronte and Charlotte Bronte represent modern English novel. Emily's Wuthering Heights is her main book; it is romantic novel. Charlotte Bronte's most important work is Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre reflects Bronte's unhappy youth. Both works contain critics on society.

 

The second main period is the 2nd half of the 19th century, which is represented by Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson, Oscar Wilde and Rudyard Kipling.

 

Thomas Hardy wrote Far from the Madding Crowd; it is a novel, in which he criticizes the egoism.

 

Robert Louis Stevenson wrote romantic adventures as Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Treasure Island.

 

Oscar Wilde was a dramatist and prosaic. His most famous work is the novel Picture of Dorian Gray. The other works are fairy tales The Happy Prince, The Nightingale and The Rose.

 

Rudyard Kipling, rewarded by Nobel Prize in 1907, wrote the books The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book.

 

In the 1st half of 20th century there are important authors as H. G. Wells, G. B. Shaw and T. S. Eliot.

 

H. G. Wells wrote sci-fi; his works are e.g. The Isle of Dr. Moreau, The War of the Worlds and the Time Machine.

 

G. B. Shaw was dramatist rewarded by Nobel Prize in 1925; his best known work is Pygmalion, the other are You never can tell, Mrs. Warren's profession.

 

T. S. Eliot was poet rewarded by Nobel Prize in 1948; he wrote cynical and pessimistic poetry; his work is e.g. Waste Land.