Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1819-4907 (Print)
ISSN 2542-1913 (Online)


protestant ethic

London Characters in the Painting «Work» by F. M. Brown

The article is devoted to the consideration of how everyday life during the industrial revolution period was reflected in the mid-XIX century English art. Using F. M. Brown’s comment on his painting named «Work», T. Carlyle’s essay «Past and Present», the author analyzes their views on modern life, state and reflex of the relations between different social stratas.