18th&RestLitMove

= Literary Movements of the 18th Century and the Restoration Manpreet Kaur =

Are nature still, but nature methodized."
 During the Restoration travel and historical writings, novels, biographies, and pamphlet all contributed to the new types of literature being created. The Restoration was a great time for drama, heroic plays were written including principles of French Neoclassicism, which is famous for its comedies. Satire could be found in the differents works to play at the different areas of life, such as government and the church. Society at the time period was generally the main focus of the writers. Main authors, poets, playwrights of the time include: John Bunyan, John Oldham  The Augustan Age saw similarities between it and Virgil and Horace, the original Augustan writers. The Augustan Age began when Alexander Pope died. This period is described by need for harmony, precision, urbanity and also the imitation of the works of Homer, Cicero, Virgil, and Horace as mentioned before. Main authors, poets, playwrights of the time include: Alexander Pope, John Dryden, [|Johnathan Swift], John Gay and Joseph Addison [|John Dryden]

[|Samuel Butler]

[|Poems- John Wilmot]  POETRY Nature Graveyard Poets The so called Nature and Graveyard Poets included many themes of Romanticism, disregarded the ideas of neoclassicism. They highlighted nature as a forbidden area, given it themes of mysteriousness and death. Some of the poets include: Edward Young, and [|Anne Finch]. [|Lady Mary Wortley Montagu]was another female poet of this period, this is a poem written by her on a window after her marriage. The Lady's Resolve Whilst thirst of praise and vain desire of fame, In every age is every woman's aim; With courtship pleas'd, of silly toasters proud, Fond of a train, and happy in a crowd; On each proud fop bestowing some kind glance, Each conquest owing to some loose advance; While vain coquets affect to be pursued, And think they're virtuous, if not grossly lewd: Let this great maxim be my virtue's guide; In part she is to blame that has been try'd-- He comes too near, that comes to be deny'd. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Pastoral Poetry In Pastoral Poetry an idealized rustic life. Common topics covered in this type of poetry are love and seduction, death and mourning, corruption of the city/court verses the "purity" of the country life, politics (shown in a satirical view). Pastoral elegies are an significant subgroup of this type of poetry. This monologue or eclogue usually shows the grief of losing an important person. [|Pastoral Poetry]

For a list of authors and poets: More information can be found:
 * "English Literature: Restoration and the 18th Century"** []
 * "The Augustan Age"** []
 * "Restoration Literature"** []
 * "Pastoral Poetry"** [|http://cla.calpoly.edu/~dschwart/engl339/pastoral.html]
 * "Elephant on the Moon"** []
 * "Congreve" []**

Web Scavenger Hunt: 1. Where does the term Augustan Age come from? 2. Restoration literature refers to English literature written after the what in 1660. 3. Pastoral refers to what type of work? 4. What is Samuel Butler's poem "Elephant on the Moon" about? 5. Congreve's success came with his first comedy called...

Works Cited "The Augustan Age". 2009. www.ruthnestvold.com. 11 April 2009. []. "Restoration Literature". 2009.www.britannica.com. 10 April 2009. [] "Pastoral Poetry". 2009. www.cla.calpoly.edu. 10 April 2009. [|http://cla.calpoly.edu/~dschwart/engl339/pastoral.html]