EL117 - Reporter for the day:

LITERAR Mamarinta, Yasmen P.

Mancera , Mary Ann S.

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LATER/MODERN PERIODS
OF LITERATURE

These Periods are spans of time

in which literature shared
intellectual, linguistic, religious,
and artistic influences.
 THE ENLIGHTENMENT
(NEOCLASSICAL) PERIOD(1660-
1790)

This period goes by the

names:
- "the Enlightenment,"
- "the Age of Reason," and
- "the Neo-Classical Age."
 THE ENLIGHTENMENT
(NEOCLASSICAL) PERIOD(1660-
1790)

- Was a period of unprecedented optimism in

the potential for knowledge and reason to
enable humanity to understand and improve
the world.
Enlightenment can be summarized as,
- "The birth of the modern Western outlook".
- "The age in which humanism reached its fully-
developed form".
 THE ENLIGHTENMENT
(NEOCLASSICAL) PERIOD(1660-
1790)

- The fierce rationalism of the Enlightement

was compatible with the aesthetic ideals of
classicism (structure, unity, clarity, restraint),
which characterize much creative literature of
the age.
 "NEO-CLASSICAL"

-Refers to the increased influence of

Classical literature upon these centuries.
- Also called the "Enlightenment" due to
the increased reverence for logic and
disdain for superstition.
 ENLIGHTENM
ENT
- Increased literacy among European people
led to an explosion of activity in the areas of;
 Science
 Philosophy
- Led to American and French Revolution.
 ENLIGHTENM
ENT
- People had been caught up in religious schism and
sometimes outright warfare from 1534, the year Henry
VIII split away from the Catholic church, until the
Glorious Revolution of 1589. England now turned its
attention to politics and scientific/logical analysis &
reason.
- belief had been based on authority; restoration brought
the scientific method.
Scientific Method
- beliefs should be proven through repeated experiments.
- A valid experiment would be repeatable.
 Restoration
Literature
(1660-1700)

Literature The Augustan period

(1700-1745)
divide the era into
three sub-periods.
The Samuel Johnson
period
(1745-1785)
 - Marks the British king's
restoration to the throne after a
long period of Puritan domination
in England.
- Dominance of French and
classical influences on poetry and
I. Restoration drama.
- Seen as one of transition where
Period (1660-1700) glorious Revolution of 1688
brought new change in social and
political life.
- Developed realism and so the
whole literature was developed in a
new style.
 The writers of the age went against
New Literary the Elizabethan romantic ideals
and tried to give realistic picture of
Forms the corrupt court and society. They
exposed vices rather than virtues.
 A) Satire
- Restoration age was an age of
political unrest, sharp wit and
personal contention. For this reason,
satire got a new importance.
Dryden’s Mac Flecknoe which was
written in heroic couplet is considered
as the best satire respectively.
New Literary B) Poetry
- Poetry presented a realistic picture of
Forms the corrupt court, society, men and
manners; and its appeal was to
intellect and reason.
 C) Drama
- The theatres which were closed in 1642
were opened during the Restoration.
Consequently, the plays were written for
the play – houses. It gave rise to the
development of the Comedy of Manners,
which portrayed the sophisticated life of
the dominant class of society.
D) Heroic Couplets
New Literary - Restoration literature adopted the
heroic – couplet as a poetic medium that
Forms is two iambic pentameter lines which
rhymed together. Waller, who began to
use it in 1623, is generally regarded as
the father of the couplet.life
 - Most important literary figure
of the period. Not only was he a
prolific writer who worked in a
bunch of different genres
including poetry, drama, and
prose, but also he set the bar in
terms of literary standards for
John Dryden the period.
(1631-1700) - He wrote the "Dryden’s Mac
Flecknoe" which was written in
heroic couplet and considered as
the best satire respectively.
 - Who began to use Heroic Couplets in
1623
- He is generally regarded as the
father of the couplet.
- His highly refined work, particularly
his heroic couplets, were much
admired by Alexander Pope and John
Dryden.
Famous Work:
“Go, lovely Rose!”
Edmund Waller - one of the most famous lyric poems.

(1606-1687)
 - Marked by the imitation of
Virgil and Horace's literature
in English letters.
II. The Augustan - Introduced poetry and short
Age (1700-1750) stories on personal exploration
and serious issues surrounding
society through the use of
melodrama and satire.
 - He is an Anglo-Irish poet,
satirist, essayist, and political
pamphleteer.
- Widely acknowledged as the
greatest prose satirist in the
history of English literature.
Best known as the author of;
- "A Modest Proposal"(1729),
- "Gulliver’s Travels"(1726),
Jonathan Swift and
(1667-1745) - "A Tale Of A Tub"(1704)
 - Marks the transition toward
the upcoming Romanticism
though the period is still largely
III. The Age of Neoclassical.
- Often referred to as The Age
Johnson(1750-1790) of Sensibility, is the period in
English literature that ranged
from the middle of the
eighteenth century until 1798.
 - He is a poet, critic, and author of
fiction, and is the namesake for this
period in literature.
- often called Dr Johnson, was an
English writer who made lasting
contributions as a poet, playwright,
essayist, moralist, critic, biographer,
editor and lexicographer.
Notable works:
- "A Dictionary of the English
Samuel Johnson Language"
- "A Journey to the Western Isles of
(1709-1784) Scotland"
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