nineteenth century literature
Dickens-era written works
Nineteenth century literature refers to written works produced during the 1800s, a period marked by Romanticism, Realism, and the rise of the novel as a dominant form.
The term usually appears in academic contexts: She's teaching nineteenth century literature next semester.
Writers like Austen, Dickens, Tolstoy, and Melville define the era.
The century saw literature grapple with industrialization, colonialism, and emerging ideas about the self.
- social reformOrganized push for societal betterment
- RomanticismEmotion-centered artistic movement
- noble savageIdealized primitive innocence
- RealismMovement depicting ordinary life
- Industrial RevolutionEra of mechanized production
Charles Dickens · Fyodor Dostoevsky · Herman Melville · Emily Brontë · Symbolism · Mark Twain · gilded age · Bildungsroman · Jane Austen · Leo Tolstoy · Transcendentalism · Edgar Allan Poe · Abolitionism · Elizabeth Barrett Browning · Victor Hugo · Brontë sisters · fallen woman · Gothic Revival
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Recent era's published works
postmodern literature · medieval literature · ancient literature · modern literature · Renaissance literature
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Experimental early 20th-century prose
experimental fiction · metafiction · stream of consciousness · fragmented narrative · magical realism
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Unwritten narrative traditions
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