Difference between revisions of "Victorian morality"
(Capital punishment -- not merely imprisonment -- was the over-the-top Victorian era penalty for bigamy.) |
(Mary Shelley, one of the most popular novelists from the era who was pro-life and penned classics including ''Frankenstein'' and ''The Last Man'', personally lived contrary to Victorian morality.) |
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'''Victorian morality''' is a rigid perspective developed during the [[Victorian era]] that included a great deal of [[censorship]], secret lives, [[double standards]], and a lack of [[pro-life]] discourse. Ultimately, references to the [[Bible]] itself seemed to result from the lack of [[freedom of speech]]. | '''Victorian morality''' is a rigid perspective developed during the [[Victorian era]] that included a great deal of [[censorship]], secret lives, [[double standards]], and a lack of [[pro-life]] discourse. Ultimately, references to the [[Bible]] itself seemed to result from the lack of [[freedom of speech]]. | ||
| − | [[Charles Dickens]], perhaps the most prominent author of the [[Victorian era]], felt compelled to keep completely secret from the [[London]] public a [[Christian]] story that he wrote, and a mistress that he had after his marriage fell apart. | + | [[Charles Dickens]], perhaps the most prominent author of the [[Victorian era]], felt compelled to keep completely secret from the [[London]] public a [[Christian]] story that he wrote, and a mistress that he had after his marriage fell apart. [[Mary Shelley]], one of the most popular novelists from the era who was [[pro-life]] and penned classics including ''[[Frankenstein]]'' and ''[[The Last Man]]'', personally lived contrary to Victorian morality. |
[[Capital punishment]] -- not merely imprisonment -- was the over-the-top [[Victorian era]] penalty for [[bigamy]]. | [[Capital punishment]] -- not merely imprisonment -- was the over-the-top [[Victorian era]] penalty for [[bigamy]]. | ||
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Revision as of 07:19, January 22, 2023
Victorian morality is a rigid perspective developed during the Victorian era that included a great deal of censorship, secret lives, double standards, and a lack of pro-life discourse. Ultimately, references to the Bible itself seemed to result from the lack of freedom of speech.
Charles Dickens, perhaps the most prominent author of the Victorian era, felt compelled to keep completely secret from the London public a Christian story that he wrote, and a mistress that he had after his marriage fell apart. Mary Shelley, one of the most popular novelists from the era who was pro-life and penned classics including Frankenstein and The Last Man, personally lived contrary to Victorian morality.
Capital punishment -- not merely imprisonment -- was the over-the-top Victorian era penalty for bigamy.