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What time period is known as the Neo-Augustan Age?
What time period is known as the Neo-Augustan Age?
Which of the following was not a characteristic of Neo-Classical literature?
Which of the following was not a characteristic of Neo-Classical literature?
What event marked the end of the Neo-Classical period?
What event marked the end of the Neo-Classical period?
Which of the following time periods is not a part of the Neo-Classical era?
Which of the following time periods is not a part of the Neo-Classical era?
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Why was the period from 1660-1700 called the Restoration Period?
Why was the period from 1660-1700 called the Restoration Period?
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Study Notes
The Neo-Classical Period
- Lasted from 1660 to 1798, divided into three parts: Restoration Period, Augustan Period, and Age of Johnson
- Characterized by emphasis on logic, and influenced by the Renaissance and the Enlightenment
Restoration Period (1660-1700)
- Also known as the Age of Dryden
- Named after the restoration of King Charles II to the throne
- Lasted from 1660 to 1700
Augustan Period (1700-1780)
- Also known as the Neo-Augustan Age
- Named after the Roman and Greek classics, meaning "new" and "classical"
- Characterized by the Age of Sensibility (1760-1799)
End of the Neo-Classical Period
- Marked by the publication of Wordsworth's "Lyrical Ballads" in 1798
- Signified the beginning of the Romantic era
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Explore the timeline of Neo Classical literature from 1660 to 1798, including the significance of the Neo Augustan age, the Age of Sensibility, and the transition to the Romantic era marked by Wordsworth's Lyrical Ballads.
