Duality and Denying Our Primal Nature in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

by jgrmcneal

Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is one of the the Victorian period’s most prominent novellas, notable for it’s early interest in the duality of human nature, a… Continue reading →

Tag Yourself Meme: Victorian and Romantic Writer Edition

by addisonmahaffey

Explanation: this meme was inspired by this one from tumblr, but I’m of the humble opinion that this one is far superior because it has more authors, more time periods, and has female… Continue reading →

Dramatic Monologue: A look into characterization in Porphyria’s Lover

by ea04

Porphyria and her lover Robert Browning most well-known style is the dramatic monologue. So well-known that he has been called the father of the dramatic monologue. According to Philip Hobshaum of the Hudson… Continue reading →

Jekyll in the Flesh: The Dual Mind in Victorian Englad

by jclark009

Following the 1886 publication of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, author Robert Louis Stevenson maintained that the inspiration for what is now his most famous story was self-generated; the product of… Continue reading →

Victorian Ideals in The Lady of Shalott (EC)

by lauramontgomery62

Throughout the Lady of Shalott, Tennyson reappropriates medieval history for Victorian audiences by bringing forth the duality of experience vs. innocence and a theme of the repercussions of sexual desire. In this poem,… Continue reading →

Imperialist Adventure

by wcshepherd

She is an amazing piece of adventure literature with a dark side to it. The darkness comes not from the mysterious land through which the adventurers travel, nor from the calamity of natural… Continue reading →

The Strangely Immortal Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

by wcshepherd

The story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, written by the illustrious Robert Louis Stevenson, has had some of the greatest lasting power of any story. The first time I encountered the original… Continue reading →

Christina Rossetti and the Church Penitentiary Movement

by Chris Kennedy

Following the extreme rise in prostitution during the Victorian period many rehabilitation groups appeared to provide a safe place for “fallen women.” These organizations relied on the voluntary assistance of English citizens to… Continue reading →