Neoclassical Period Flashcards
Between what years was the Neoclassical Period
1660-1798
What was restored in society after the English Civil War and Cromwell?
The Restoration of the Monarchy
What age was the Neoclassical period? What century?
Age of Enlightenment
18th Century
What are the 2 things Neoclassical writing emphasises
Reason and logic
What are the 3 things Neoclasssical writing stresses
Harmony, stability, wisdom
What did Locke think
That the government should establish natural rights of life, liberty, property
What type of reading emerged in the neoclassical period
Novels - letters, diaries, biographies
What character is emphasised in neoclassical texts
Individuals
General belief about humanity in neoclassical period
Humanity is evil
Neoclassical approach to the Order of life
The world is ‘as it should be’
How many males were literate in the neoclassical period
50% which was a massive rise
What happened to jobs in the neoclassical period
The industrial revolution was beginning so there was a decline in farming and more factories were springing up
Key author of Neoclassical period and what they wrote
Daniel DeFoe
Wrote Moll Flanders
