The Beauty of an Era

I wrote my paper on how the literature is affected by the era that it is in. Art is an expression of how the artist feels. The era that it is produced in has a great impact and can cause it to either be incorporated to portray what is going on in the world or can have its own uniqueness and express its own meaning. Aesthetics can be a response to a critical reflection on which era it is in. With the advancement of technology there also came a loss of character and uniqueness, this was expressed in Tennyson’s The Lady of Shallot, the character in this poem is subjected to a tower where the “ shadows of the world appears” (Tennyson 1115) through a mirror she is only allowed to view the world through. The environment around her could change her perspective on art she “had little other care (Tennyson 1115)” than her art but as soon as she looks at the world it will impact her art. She was not allowed to look outside because what is outside the tower will change her perspective on the world, which will in return transform her art. Her art will change because her environment will change her outlook, which is expressed in her art. The Victorian period brought many advancements, which was expressed in Tennyson’s literature both being portrayed from a positive and negative perspective.