In the Victorian Period () became the most widely read and the most vital and challenging expression of progressive thought.
A、poetry
B、novel
C、prose
D、drama
【正确答案】:B
【题目解析】:维多利亚时期是批判现实主义(Critical Realism)流行的时代,因而小说成为进步思想中最广为阅读、最具生命力和挑战性的文学表达方式。其中查尔斯·狄更斯和萨克雷是主要代表。