Victorian

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(thing) by mcrosby (?) (print)   (I like it!) 1 C! Sat Nov 13 1999 at 8:48:12

The latter part of the 19th century, named after Queen Victoria.

Often stereotyped as prudish, in fact this period was a good deal more complex: The prudishness was a nascent feminism and a reaction to the looseness of the regency, but even then there where many prostitutes in Victorian London.

Most noted for bad, overwrought taste, neo-classical architecture, and the birth of romanticism. Most of the things we consider "traditional" really just date to this era (like white wedding dresses)

(idea) by muted (2.1 y) (print)   (I like it!) Wed May 02 2001 at 16:53:05
Victorian (adjective): Referring to the southern Australian state of Victoria, home of such diverse cities as Melbourne, Albury-Wodonga, and Ararat.
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:16:50

Vic*to"ri*an (?), a.

Of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria of England; as, the Victorian poets.

Victorian period. See Dionysian period, under Dyonysian.

 

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