<strong>The Romantic Age</strong>
(1798-1824) The Romantic period is sometimes called the Age of Revolutions too: the American Revolution of 1776, and the spirit of ’liberty, equality, and fraternity’ of the French Revolution made it a time of hope and change. William Wordsworth in The Prelude wrote ’bliss was it in that dawn to be alive’. This shows the […]
Eighteenth Century Drama
The dramatic literature of the eighteenth century was not of a high order. In fact there was y gradual deterioration and during the last quarter of the century drama was moving towards its lowest ebb. One of the reasons of the decline of drama during the eighteenth century was the Licensing Act of 1737 which […]
The Eighteenth Century and the Rise of the English Novel :: Science Publishing Group
To cite this article: Mariwan N. Hasan. The Eighteenth Century and the Rise of the English Novel. International Journal of Literature and Arts. Vol. 3, No. 2, 2015, pp. 18-21. doi: 10.11648/j.ijla.20150302.12 Abstract: It is not by chance that the English Novel dates back to the Eighteenth century. This does not imply that nothing existed […]
The Eighteenth Century and the Rise of the English Novel :: Science Publishing Group
To cite this article: Mariwan N. Hasan. The Eighteenth Century and the Rise of the English Novel. International Journal of Literature and Arts. Vol. 3, No. 2, 2015, pp. 18-21. doi: 10.11648/j.ijla.20150302.12 Abstract: It is not by chance that the English Novel dates back to the Eighteenth century. This does not imply that nothing existed […]
The Age of Johnson (1744-1784)
A Critical History f of English Literature -LUL The later half of the eighteenth century, which was \ dominated by Dr. Samuel Johnson, is called the Age of \ Johnson. Johnson died in 1784, and from that time the j Classical spirit in English literature began to give place to the ’ Romantic spirit, though […]
<a></a><a>The Age of Pope (1700-1744</a>)
The earlier part of the eighteenth century or the Augustan Age in English literature is called the Age of Pope, because Pope was the dominating figure in that period. Though there were a number of other important writers like Addison and Swift, but Pope was the only one who devoted himself completely to literature. Moreover, […]
Eighteenth Century Literature
The Eighteenth Century in England is called the Classical Age or the Augustan Age in literature. It is also called the Age of Good Sense or the Age of Reason. Though Dryden belonged to the seventeenth century, he is .also included in the Classical or Augustan Age, as during his time the characteristics of his […]
<strong>The Restoration Period (1660-1700)</strong>
After the Restoration in 1660, when Charles II came to the throne, there was a complete repudiation of the Puritan ideals and way of living. In English literature the period from 1660 to 1700 is called the period of Restoration, because monarchy was restored in England, and Charles II, the son of Charles I who […]
<strong><em> The Puritan Age </em></strong><strong>(1600-1660)</strong>
The Literature of the Seventeenth Century may be divided into two periods-The Puritan Age or the Age of Milton (1600-1660), which is further divided into the Jacobean and Caroline periods after the names of the rulers James I and Charles I, who ruled from 1603 to 1625 and 1625 to 1649 respectively; and the Restoration […]
<strong>The Renaissance Period</strong>
The Renaissance Period in English literature is also called the Elizabethan Period or the Age of Shakespeare. The middle Ages in Europe were followed by the Renaissance. Renaissance means rebirth. From about 1500 to 1600 the world was reborn in many ways. The Renaissance began in Italy, especially in art and architecture, in the fifteenth […]