18.yy literary context in english literature
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LİTERARY CONTEXT OF EİGHTEEN CENTURY
From Classical to Romantic The Reading Public In Eighteenth Century;
Poetry,Drama,Prose Daniel Defoe Jonathan Swift
FROM CLASSİCAL TO ROMANTIC
Culmination of a neo-classical literature It was a variegated age. Prose was in its golden age. There was developments in the field of experimental
science
THE READİNG PUBLİC
The taste for reading was spreading. Female readers became increasingly important. A rising middle class hungry for knowledge
POETRY
Neo-classical and romanticism movements had an effect on the poetry of 18th century.
T.S Eliot, William Blake, Lord Byron,Daniel Defoe etc. There was a conflict between the intellect and emotions.
DRAMA
18th century was a barren period for drama. Sentimental comedy was a dramatic genre of the 18th
century. It aimed at producing tears rather than laughter.
PROSE
There was a strong domination of prose in this century. Many accomplish writers of the age wrote essays and
articles. The subjects dealt with in newspapers were
politics,literature, fashion, gossip, entertainment etc.
DANİEL DEFOE
Daniel defoe was an English trader,journalist and writer. Defoe is among the founders of the English novel. His most famous novel is Robinson Crusoe. Other important works are captain singleton,moll
flanders, colonel jack.
ROBINSON CRUSOE
Robinson Crusoe is based on the real life experiences of shipwrecked sailor.
This novel is regarded as the first novel in English language.
JONATHAN SWİFT Jonathan swift is satirist, essayist and political
pamphleteer(first for the whigs,then for the tories). His most important works are Gulliver’s travels, a
modest proposal.
THANKS FOR LİSTENİNG
REFERENCES
http://www.articlemyriad.com/overview-romanticism-literature/
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/romanticism-in-literature.html
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/534900/sentimental-comedy
http://www.odessa.edu/dept/english/dsmith/rom.lit.char.pdf