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The Image of Queen Victoria in the Biography “Queen Victoria” by Giles Lytton Strachey

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17072/2304-909Х-2023-17-152-158

Abstract

The article analyzes the image of Queen Victoria in the biography of Giles Lytton Strachey through the stages of the heroine's life as a historical person, a monarch and a woman in a historical and cultural context. Strachey's Queen Victoria is presented as a controversial person. The lively disposition of the heroine is stressed by the emotional context of the depicted environment, the emphasis on personal things, subjective and emotional manifestations of the character, as well as the author's bold comments about Victoria.

Author Biographies

Mariya L. Kasyanova , Perm State University

Postgraduate Student at the Department of World Literature and Culture

Irina A. Novokreshchennykh, Perm State University

Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor in the Department of World Literature and Culture

Published

2023-12-22

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How to Cite

Kasyanova М. Л., & Novokreshchennykh И. А. (2023). The Image of Queen Victoria in the Biography “Queen Victoria” by Giles Lytton Strachey. World Literature in the Context of Culture, 17(23), 152–158. https://doi.org/10.17072/2304-909Х-2023-17-152-158