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The 18th century. Publication of political literature. The expiry of the Licensing Act in 1695 halted state censorship of the press. During the next 20 years there were to be 10 general elections. These two factors combined to produce an enormous growth in the publication of political literature.
An overview of European and world literature produced in the 18th century, with emphasis on the Enlightenment, the novel, and translations. Learn about the major authors, genres, themes, and events of the period.
The Restoration and 18th century was a time of standardization of the English language. During the Elizabethan Age, Shakespeare created new words and new expressions, and spelling was erratic. During the early 17th century, the metaphysical poets created elaborate, unusual metaphors.
23 de may. de 2020 · Explore ten of the greatest novels from the eighteenth century, the age of the novel's emergence as a literary form. Learn about the authors, genres, themes, and influences of these classics, from Defoe's Robinson Crusoe to Sterne's Tristram Shandy.
Hace 2 días · During the Renaissance the renewed interest in Classical learning and values had an important effect on English literature, as on all the arts; and ideas of Augustan literary propriety in the 18th century and reverence in the 19th century for a less specific, though still selectively viewed, Classical antiquity continued to shape the ...
Western literature - Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism: To call the 18th century the Age of Reason is to seize on a useful half-truth but to cause confusion in the general picture, because the primacy of reason had also been a mark of certain periods of the previous age.
8 de sept. de 2017 · A History of Eighteenth-Century British Literature is essential reading for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of English literature. Topics covered include: Verse in the early 18 th century, from Pope, Gay, and Swift to Addison, Defoe, Montagu, and Finch
