Topic: Political background of the neo-classical

ageName: Rasila Jambucha B.Roll no: 27Paper: 2 The Neo classical literatureSubmitted by: smt.s.b.Gardi DEPARTMENT OF

ENGLISH, MAHARAJA

KRISHNAKUMAR SINHJI BHAVNAGAR

UNIVERSITY

o eighteenth century in english lite.called augustan age

o neo classical age –age of reasono Augustan age comes from self

conscious imitationo Virgil and Horace o Dryden forms the link between

restoration and augustan literatureo His verse satire –highly admired by

generation of poets who followed him

His writing has neo classical spirit pope associated with the era known

as augustan age interactive management have

combine with earlier concern of feminist critics

stressed the male power structure in forming domenant ideological and cultural constructs

Most important figure in term of lasting literary influence of this period undoubtedly Daniel Defoe.

o Neo classical theorists point out that man as an imperfect being, inherently sinful, potential limited

o The idea of political party first took Britain

o Political parties began during civil war 1640s & 1650s

o First royalist and parliamentariano Then Whig and Tory

Wanted curtail the power of the monarch

stood for the command of the personal freedom

Supported the Hanoverian series

Representing the trading classes generally

Maintain to be concern to continue the war

Religion matter-low churchman

Today the conservatives

View of royal divine right

Supported the Jacobites

numbers were raises chiefly from the landed classed

Object to the foreigner war

Religion matter-high churchman

Whig Tory

political writing

This development gave fresh importance to men of literary ability

Both party competed for cooperative of their coop

Corrupt the author with place & pensions

Previous age author had depend on their supporter, flighty being

Whig, swift become a vicious Tory Addison was a tepid Whig

• Steel was Whig and Tory in turn • it was absolutely the golden age political pamphleteering

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