The Victorian age was characterized by sharp contradictions

Novels without hero. "Vanity fair"by by William Thackeray


Plan:
Introduction
Chapter I. William Makepeace Thackeray, his early life and literary career

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   Victorian age in English literature
   
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   Literary career of Thackeray
   

Chapter II. Vanity Fair- a novel without a hero
2.1 Plot overview of Vanity Fair
2.2 Critical analysis of this novel
Conclusion
List of literature


INTRODUCTION
The aim of the work: The aim of the work is to introduce the history of The Victorian age in English Literature. To expand on description of human morality in William works and to gain more information about their life and literary career. It assists to enlarge knowledge base and to provide all students with a basic knowledge of English literature.
The tasks of the work:

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  To describe the age of which the writers belong to
  
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  To give detailed information about William’s life and literary career
  

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  To analyze works of the writer and display the specific features of the works
  

To involve students attitude to William’s creative works

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  To study critic opinions about the works and investigate their place in English literature
  
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  To provide all students, regardless of their field of study, with a basic knowledge about Brief outline of Victorian Literature, the main authors of Victorian Literature
  

The investigation of the problem: Many scientists and writers investigated and studied William and works with great sympathy. They include Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, Elizabeth Gaskell, George Eliot and others. One of the critics of that time called as “Critical Realism” in William’s works.
The actuality of the work: The actuality of the work is that the Victorian literature has been influential to society up to our day. We shall try to indicate briefly some of the ways in which the political, intellectual and emotional circumstances of a period of revolutionary upheaval affected the scope, subject-matter, themes values and even language of a number of Victorian age’s works¹.