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British Literature through Time

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  • British Literature through Time
  • Anglo-Saxon
  • Neoclassical/Restoration
  • Modern/Post-Modern
  • Medieval
  • Romantic
  • Contemporary
  • Renaissance
  • Victorian

Neoclassical Period
 (The Restoration)

Years: 1660-1798

Content:

Ø       emphasis on reason and logic

Ø       stresses harmony, stability, wisdom

Ø       Locke: a social contract exists between the government and the people. The government governs guaranteeing “natural rights” of life, liberty, and property

 

Style/Genres:

Ø       satire:  uses irony and exaggeration to poke fun at human faults  and foolishness in order to
               correct human behavior

Ø       poetry

Ø       essays

Ø       letters, diaries, biographies

Ø       novels


Effect:
    * emphasis on the individual

    * belief that man is basically evil

    * approach to life: “the world as it should be”

Historical Context:

Ø       50% of the men are functionally literate (a dramatic rise)

Ø       Fenced enclosures of land cause demise of traditional village life

Ø       Factories begin to spring up as industrial revolution begins

Ø       Impoverished masses begin to grow as farming life declines and factories build

Ø       Coffee houses—where educated men spend evenings with literary and political associates

Key Literature/Authors:
     *
Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe,  Jonathan Swift, Samuel Johnson, John Bunyan,  



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Q&A:

Question: (8/17/2010)
what is the loction of the center of the movements of the activity?


Question: (2/3/2010)
what is the restoration period?
Answer: (8/17/2010)
the location of the center of the movements activity?

Answer: (2/13/2010)
neoclassical




Question: (9/23/2009)
what does John Dryden identify as Great Britain's problem with the Dutch?
Answer: (10/4/2009)
the influence of Catholicism



Question: (9/22/2009)
Who were the key artists of this time period?
Answer: (10/8/2009)
james hamp



Question: (9/16/2009)
Who were the mkost popular authors during this time?
Answer: (3/24/2010)
Daniel Defoe

Answer: (1/28/2010)
Samuel Johnson

Answer: (1/7/2010)
Alexander Pope



Question: (8/19/2009)
What were some of the changes in government in the neoclassical restoration period?
Answer: (6/18/2010)
exclusion crisis



Question: (6/16/2009)
In "The Nun's Priest's Tale", defend the position that Chauntecleer is a round character.
Answer: (7/18/2010)
he never changed



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