The last decade of the nineteenth century saw the development of a number of literary and cultural movements which amounted to a rejection of the principles of Victorianism because of which social transformations ?
Correct answer: D. Both A and B
- A. The shift from agriculturally-based to industrial societies in the West
- B. The decline of traditional religious beliefs in Europe
- C. The rise of traditional social identities and the decline of personal identity
- D. Both A and B
Explanation
Late Victorian cultural reactions were shaped by industrialisation and the weakening of traditional religious certainties. These transformations helped produce movements such as Aestheticism, Decadence, and early Modernism.
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