英語研究生-維多利亞時代Victorian-era課件

Magnificence

and

Darkness----The

Victorian

eraName:Code：contents1234IntroductionMagnificenceDarknessConclusionIntroductionThe

Victorian

eratook

its

name

from

QueenAlexandrina

Victoria,ranging

from

1837

to1901.It

was

the

period

that

the

BritishEmpiremoved

toward

the

top

of

theworld.But,actually,it

was

a

peculiar

and

attractive

eramixed

with

darkness

andmagnificence.Magnificence-Territory

and

Economic'Sun

never

sets.'On

its

top,its

territorialarea

reached34millionkm2,

thebiggestempirethroughout

thehistory.And,the

British

Empireeconomy

haveaccountedfor

70%ofthe

world.Magnificence-LiteraureAestheticismFemaleLiteratureD輸e入te文ct字iveStoryBronteSistersWildeConan

DoyleDickensThackerayCritical

HardyRealismGeorgeEliotMagnificence-FashionThe

Victorian

era

lady

was

a

vision

ofelegence

and

gracein

beautiful

clothinglavishly

trimmed

with

frills,flounce,lace

and

ribbons.They

created

this

appearancewith

a

mysterious

combination

ofmagnificence

andinconvenience.Magnificence-FashionLace（蕾絲）Flounce（荷葉邊）Ribbon（緞帶）Magnificence-FashionHighwaistFrill（抓褶）Magnificence-FashionGigot

sleeve（羊腿袖）Bustle

Dress（撐裙）Magnificence-Fashion18301900hairstyle18301900hatDarkness-About

WomenThe

Victorian

era

women

'ssocial

status

were

low.They

had

noaction

right,voting

right

and

property

right.They

were

limited

byVictorian

Ethics,including

magnificent

clothing,asceticism

and

soon.theharm

of

Corset（束腰）The

Angel

in

theHouseMan

must

be

pleased;

but

him

to

pleaseIs

woman's

pleasure;

down

the

gulfOf

his

condoled

necessitiesShe

casts

her

best,

she

flings

herbreast...As

grass

grows

taller

round

astone.the

ideal

wifeDarkness-ImperialismWhen

the

middle

and

later

period

of

the

era,the

country

changed

from

laisser-faire

capitalism

tomonopoly

capitalism--imperialism.It

invaded

other

countries

and

competed

against

other

imperialistcountries.And

then,finally,First

World

War

brokeout.Boer

WarFirst

OpiumWarDarkness-ImperialismCrimean

WarAnglo-AfghanWarWWⅠDarkness-Class

ContradictionsAt

the

early

days

of

the

era,state

power

moved

from

the

decadent

aristocracy

toemergingmiddle

class

of

industrial

capitalists.But

it

hurt

the

Working

class.With

the

increasingly

sharpclass

contradictions,the

working

class

fight

for

theirrights--Chartism.Chartism（憲章運動）And

then,in

after

20years,thecountry,especially

the

middleclass,formed

the

Victorian

Ethics--conservative,rational

andrestrained.It

eased

the

class

conflict.Darkness-Class

ContradictionsBut

at

the

end

of

the

era,the

Victorian

Ethics

just

existed

in

name

only.The

upper

classseemingly

restrained

and

rational,insidefilthy

.The

middle

class

were

trapped

in

moneyworship

and

indulging

themselves,not

thrifty

any

more.And

the

life

of

bottom

ofsocietywere

in

mess

because

of

increasing

gap

between

rich

andpoor.Jack

theRipperAll

the

contradictions

and

problems

leadto

the

decay

of

the

empire

at

the

end

ofthe