The Neoclassical Period
The Neoclassical Period In the history of British English literature, the Neoclassical Period ranges from 1660, starting with the Restoration age, spanning a period of 140 years until the beginning of the Romantic age....
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Samuel Johnson’s Lives of Poets: Life of John Dryden
Below is a brief summary of the Life of John Dryden as presented in Samuel Johnson’s Lives of Poets. Johnson begins by calling Dryden “the great poet.” Dryden was deeply respected by his contemporaries...
Augustan Age: Literary Characteristics
Augustan Age: Literary Characteristics Introduction Matthew Arnold described 18th century as “the age of prose and reason”. The Enlightenment movement stressed on the significance of reason, common sense, wit and intelligent and shaped the...