The invention of steam engine was one of the turning points in British
industrial history. It is also considered as the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, with which the modes of manufacturing had changed forever. In this
period, many factories are opened, large industrial cities are established; and
due to the need of workforce, millions of people migrated to these cities. These
people formed a new social class with many problems. They had to live and
work under very difficult conditions. Moreover, as a result of rapid mechanization in production, they faced the danger of losing their jobs. In this study,
the class distinctions which occurred during and after the Industrial Revolution, and the problems it caused in the society have been examined within the
context of John Walker’s The Factory Lad, a melodramatic factory play which
is one of the first examples of realist theatre in the nineteenth century English
Dramatic Literature. The dehumanization of the working class and their families by the industrialization are depicted by making references to the play.
The invention of steam engine was one of the turning points in British
industrial history. It is also considered as the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, with which the modes of manufacturing had changed forever. In this
period, many factories are opened, large industrial cities are established; and
due to the need of workforce, millions of people migrated to these cities. These
people formed a new social class with many problems. They had to live and
work under very difficult conditions. Moreover, as a result of rapid mechanization in production, they faced the danger of losing their jobs. In this study,
the class distinctions which occurred during and after the Industrial Revolution, and the problems it caused in the society have been examined within the
context of John Walker’s The Factory Lad, a melodramatic factory play which
is one of the first examples of realist theatre in the nineteenth century English
Dramatic Literature. The dehumanization of the working class and their families by the industrialization are depicted by making references to the play.
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Sanat ve Edebiyat |
Bölüm | Makaleler |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 18 Aralık 2020 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 24 Haziran 2020 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2020 Sayı: 65 |