Neoclassical+Britain

The Neoclassical Britain (1660-1785)

H i s t o r y Timeline of Neoclassical Britain Charles II || The Duke of York known as James, took power from Charles II || Toleration act || The Augustan Age (The Age of Pope) || John Locke wrote an essay about human understanding || The Age of Sensibility (The Age of Johnson) ||
 * The Restoration-
 * 1660 || 1685 || 1689 || 1700-1745 || 1690 || 1745-1785 ||

Important people of the Neoclassical Age



The earliest of Neoclassical times Neoclassical basically means a rebirth of literature, especially during the 17th and 18th century Britain times. Charles II was restored to the throne in 1660, beginning the restoration and the start of neoclassical Britain.The Restoration period is a period with great festivity of the British naval supremacy. The seventeenth and eighteenth century were a time of sudden wealth from the beginning of the stock market and investments. It also is the time of party politicians. Like the Tories which stood for the old landed wealth. And the Whigs represented fortunes made in trade.

The Age of Wit This is the time of sophisticated talking and clever talking. This is when everyone polished there verbal skills. The key word for this period is “wit” where everyone with money was obligated to be verbally talent so you sent your sons to the grand tour of Europe to give them educated verbal conversations. On the other hand if you had a daughter you just taught them enough French and Italian words to put in their conversations to make them seem sophisticated. This period also influenced formal study of the English language. It’s the time for grammar books and dictionaries so you wouldn’t use words improperly. Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language is in some ways the most representative work of the period.

The Augustan Age

<span style="color: #00ff00; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 30px; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px;">The name of Augustus was the honorable title given by the Romans to the emperor Caius Julius Octavianus.The time of Augustus created an extremely memorable time in Roman history, and was known for its one of a kind works in arts, and even more so in literature. In later times, the Romans went back to the age of Augustus with great satisfaction. The reign of Louis XIV is called the Augustus age of France, the Augustan age of England.

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px;">This is called the age of sensibility because this was the time when people actually acted sensible about many different issues, and solved them with science and real solutions. They went and actually came up with solutions that would seem real about nature, human life, and society.

<span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 30px;">The Age of Johnson

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px;">This age was named after this man and he is a brilliant man at that and a true impact not only during his time but for man kind. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was an author of fiction and also a poet he help branch out Medicine, Astronomy Economic, and Social values. They called him the first work of the English Dictionary because he wrote Dictionary of The English Language in 1755. It was the most wide-ranging Dictionary at the time and stayed the standard the reference for over century.

<span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 30px;">Language <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px;">This age used basic modern English throughout the years with Samuel Johnson's improvements helping make steps toward late modern English.The age of wit was the time when the formal study of the English language gains a huge impact on the English—this was the time of grammar books, histories of the language, and dictionaries, this helped with a huge impact on grammar errors. Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language is in some ways the most representative work of the period.

<span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 30px;">Literatures <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px;">Many forms of literature were written during this time. People wrote religious books, poems, theater,and much much more.There is quite a few pieces of literature in this time. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px;">//Paradise Lost// by John Milton

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17%;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px;">//2nd Earl of Rochester// by John Wilmot

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px;">//History of the Royal Society// by Thomas Birch