Culture in the Georgian era
25 marzo, 2013 by Bego
Culturally, the Georgian era was characterized by the emergence of the novel and the discussion about whether it was a literary quality.
The renaissance of the novel is linked to the emergence of the middle class, which, unlike the nobility, had not been brought up with the classics, not know Latin or Greek nor shared interest in issues of classical literature. Another important factor is that the printing press made it possible for the purchase of books was not accessible to the wealthy classes. The number of books published increased, allowing an increase in the number of professional writers. In other words, a new type of readers led to a new kind of writing.
Today it is recognized that more than half of the authors of novels during this time were women through writing getting some economic independence. It is true that the quality of most of these works left much to be desired, as it was full of topics in language and characters, inheritance of the Gothic novel. As for the position of Austen, she defends the novel as a genre of quality.
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