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LCC1- Rest/Neoclass
Restoration and Neoclassical Period
Question | Answer |
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Historical Background | Restoration (Charles II in 1660) Neoclassical spans 18th century |
Main Topics/Themes | Wit/ Puritanism/ Didactic message/ Satirizing religion, manners, and aristocracy/ advancements in science |
Genres (Theatre) | Comedy of Manners |
Genres (Periodicals) | Weekly magazines and journals |
Genres (Mock Epic) | taking classical genre and using it to present comedic tropes |
Aphra Behn | Oroonoko |
Thomas Gray | “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” |
Daniel Defoe | Robinson Crusoe |
Jonathan Swift | A Modest Proposal, Gulliver's Travels |
Alexander Pope | Rape of the Lock, An Essay on Man |
Samuel Johnson | The Rambler/ The History of Rasselas - Prince of Abissinia/ Dictionary of the English Language |
William Congreve | The Way of the World |
Anne Finch | “The Apology” |
John Dryden | Absalom and Achitophel/ Annus Mirabilis/ All for Love |
Earl of Rochester | “The Imperfect Enjoyment” |
Christopher Smart | “For I will consider my Cat Jeoffry” |
Oliver Goldsmith | She Stoops to Conquer, The Vicar of Wakefield |
Samuel Pepys | The Diary |