English Literature

English Literature
Restoration Literature
Augustan Literature
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II
The term Restoration is used to describe both the actual event by which the monarchy was restored, and the period of several years afterwards in which a new political settlement was established
King Charles II
(1660-1685)
In 1660, when Charles II became the king monarchy was establish and the Restoration began.
Charles II was a powerless king and who is remembered for the easy morality of his court, reflected in much of the literary and artistic production of the time
Who is this?
Restoration comedy
Restoration comedy refers to English comedies written and performed in the Restoration period from 1660 to 1710
The most significant events was the emergence of a from of satirical theater known as the restoration comedy
These sexually explicit comedies poked fun at the various social issues at the times
Restoration Comedy was strongly influenced by the introduction of the first professional actresses
Nell Gwynne was one of first actresses and the mistress of Charles II
Where is this?
The theatre
Restoration Literature
There were also far- reaching effects on literature and a new stream of writing known as Restoration Literature
Poetry
The Restoration was an age of poetry. Not only poetry was the most popular from of literature but it was also the most significant from of literature, as poems affected the political events and immediately reflected the times
Even classic such as John Milton’s Paradise lost and the Earl of Rochester`s Sodom were written during this are
John Milton(1608-1674)
John Dryden (1631-1700)
Absalom
Prose Genres
Prose in the Restoration in dominated by Christian religions writing, but the restoration also saw the beginning of two genres that would dominate the later periods: fiction and journalism
Aphra Behn (1640-1689)
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1688
William Wycherley (1641-1715)
The Country Wife (1675).
Augustan literature
(ancient Rome)
(1665 -1714)
(1660 – 1727 )
(1683 –1760 )
Queen Anne
King George I
King George II
Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
Literature began to appear from all over the kingdom. Authors gradually began to accept literature that went in unique directions rather than the formerly monolithic conventions and, through this, slowly began to honor and recreate various folk compositions
Eighteen century Augustan literature emulates the classic style, tending to be polished and shaped according to rules which governed both Roman and Greek works
Historical Context
“Augustan” derives from George I wishing to be seen as Augustus Caesar ( the first Roman Emperor).
In 1764 Oliver Goldsmith used the term “Augustan” to refer to the literature of the 1720s and ’30s
Rise of empiricism
Prose The essay, satire, and dialogue (in philosophy and religion) thrived in the age, and the English novel was truly begun as a serious art form.
Circulating libraries in England began in the Augustan period.
( Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver`s Travels (1726))


Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
The Dunciad ( 1728)
Samuel Richardson ( 1689-1761)
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded (1740)
Daniel Defoe (C. 1660-1731)
Robinson Crusoe (1719)
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