Word: victorianism
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...published at the beginning of this century. DuBois believed such Black men lived behind and within a veil. He described how his son was born behind the barrier, and how the almost immutable nature of the experience would give shape to the child's life. DuBois' description is in Victorian style, but his sentiment is stated clearly enough for the modern reader to understand...
...unlike most other art forms, must remain accountable to the moods and preferences of the entire community. As official landmarks in our greatest cities, they supposedly represent the value and attitudes held in common by the society at large. Thus bronze statues may come and go like Prohibition and Victorian morality: Emancipation, though originally made with the best of intention', cannot command public acceptance forever...
MUCH of the fun in G&S stems from the subtlety with which Gilbert carries off naughty innuendos. Yet while the scripts are not excessively prudish, they are firmly rooted in the Victorian age. Too much flesh and physical contact--whether sexual or violent--clashes with the authors' original intentions. Consequently, the interactions between the King's eldest daughter Princess Zara and the English soldier Captain Fitzbattleaxe are overly expressive. Her attempts to undress the captain would have seemed highly inappropriate to a period audience, and are still jarring today. In particular, the violent dispute between Scaphio and Phantis...
Many of the traditions currently associated with Christmas, such as elaborately decorated Christmas trees and carol-singing, originated in Victorian England. "Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were hot on peddling Christmas...
...slow stifling, of atrophy. The three sisters, Masha, Olga, and Irina want to join the whirl and bustle of life in Moscow, but instead they remain in their small town, their hopes and expectations gradually shrinking to fit the confines of their humdrum existence. Directors typically use elaborate, crowded Victorian set designs to suggest the cramped nature of life in the Prozorov household...