Project Gutenberg 2011-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 90 Inge, William Ralph 1860 1954 Inge, Dean (William Ralph) Inge, W. R. (William Ralph) 22016890 The Victorian Age: The Rede Lecture for 1922 E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) "The Victorian Age: The Rede Lecture for 1922" by William Ralph Inge is a historical account, reflecting on the social, political, and cultural changes during the Victorian Era, written in the early 20th century. Inge presents a comprehensive examination of a period marked by rapid transformation due to the Industrial Revolution, the effects of the French Revolution, and the complex dynamics of social classes. The book aims to analyze the implications of these changes on English society, institutions, and the intellectual currents of the time. In this lecture, Inge delves into various themes such as the inequalities between the rich and the poor, the rise of new social orders, and the influence of important literary figures like Tennyson and Carlyle. He presents a nuanced view of the Victorian Age, highlighting both its achievements and its contradictions. Inge discusses the optimism that characterized the period alongside the emerging criticism of industrialism, social injustices, and political structures. The work encourages readers to reflect on the dualities of progress marked by both comfort and discontent, ultimately portraying the Victorian Age as a pivotal period that laid the groundwork for modern society while also sowing the seeds of future conflicts and challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 DA PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 84758 84563 2024-09-15T09:52:42.343875 2023-09-16T03:49:50.278152 text/html text/html 83369 2011-05-09T12:07:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 49851 2011-05-09T12:10:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 96718 2024-09-15T09:52:45.863851 application/epub+zip 95577 2024-09-15T09:52:43.652855 application/epub+zip 88372 2024-09-15T09:52:42.850917 application/epub+zip 210409 2024-09-15T09:52:47.610839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199978 2024-09-15T09:52:45.331875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186606 2022-09-16T13:20:11.438471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 73728 73576 2024-09-15T09:52:42.091869 2023-09-16T03:49:50.060152 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 73380 2011-05-09T12:03:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 29457 2011-05-09T12:03:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 73387 2011-05-09T12:03:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29454 2011-05-09T12:03:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20940 2024-09-15T09:52:47.740931 application/rdf+xml 15136 2024-09-15T09:52:43.193866 image/jpeg 3474 2024-09-15T09:52:43.021855 image/jpeg 118542 2024-09-15T09:52:42.355867 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia