Also called the Second English Renaissance, the Victorian Era was a time filled with great accomplishments. Though I was not in Great Britain at that time to personally attend it, I can imagine the glory of the Great Exhibition. During it, the genius of the British and the prosperity of our homeland were awesomely displayed for all to behold. In the midst of the rising uncertainties due to the revolutions, the British strove to stand firmly with propriety and modesty and were widely acknowledged for it. We bear this reputation with pride and continue to conduct ourselves with sensibility and according to a strict code of morality. Some may claim that we are “prudish,” but it is not so. Our fashion and our arts attest to this fact. Our most contemporary women adore wearing balloonish sleeves and crinolines, which they believe, while most becoming in a feminine and elegant way, also convey blithesomeness. This shows that our women are not at all trying to stifle fashion with all its ridiculous frivolity and abudance of lace. Rather, they encourage it and are delighted by the current style. Also, during this time, romanticism, which emphasized emotion, bloomed and flourished. Are we boring, prudish people? Far from it! We are unafraid to explore the mysterious depths and natures of the human mind and emotion. We are hence the greatest innovators of our time in every aspect. Our contribution to the industrial world through the steam engine is priceless, and our transportation systems are unrivaled. Furthermore, in our parliament, the likes of our reforms and openness to change is unparalleled. The works of our Mary Shelley and Lord Byron, now literary canons, have the capacity of simultaneously stirring beautiful sensations of joy and gripping sensations of horror, and all the while they enlighten the reader and broaden the reader’s capacity to analyze the world. The British have every right to be basking in the admiration of all other Europeans for we have proven during this time, this glorious Victorian Era, that we are unmatched and irreproachable in our conduct of morality, our rationality, our intelligence, and in our unfurled wings of imagination.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Victorian Era
Also called the Second English Renaissance, the Victorian Era was a time filled with great accomplishments. Though I was not in Great Britain at that time to personally attend it, I can imagine the glory of the Great Exhibition. During it, the genius of the British and the prosperity of our homeland were awesomely displayed for all to behold. In the midst of the rising uncertainties due to the revolutions, the British strove to stand firmly with propriety and modesty and were widely acknowledged for it. We bear this reputation with pride and continue to conduct ourselves with sensibility and according to a strict code of morality. Some may claim that we are “prudish,” but it is not so. Our fashion and our arts attest to this fact. Our most contemporary women adore wearing balloonish sleeves and crinolines, which they believe, while most becoming in a feminine and elegant way, also convey blithesomeness. This shows that our women are not at all trying to stifle fashion with all its ridiculous frivolity and abudance of lace. Rather, they encourage it and are delighted by the current style. Also, during this time, romanticism, which emphasized emotion, bloomed and flourished. Are we boring, prudish people? Far from it! We are unafraid to explore the mysterious depths and natures of the human mind and emotion. We are hence the greatest innovators of our time in every aspect. Our contribution to the industrial world through the steam engine is priceless, and our transportation systems are unrivaled. Furthermore, in our parliament, the likes of our reforms and openness to change is unparalleled. The works of our Mary Shelley and Lord Byron, now literary canons, have the capacity of simultaneously stirring beautiful sensations of joy and gripping sensations of horror, and all the while they enlighten the reader and broaden the reader’s capacity to analyze the world. The British have every right to be basking in the admiration of all other Europeans for we have proven during this time, this glorious Victorian Era, that we are unmatched and irreproachable in our conduct of morality, our rationality, our intelligence, and in our unfurled wings of imagination.
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