Enlightenment/Restoration ?'s

1. It ended the Protestant Inter-regnum. The monarchy was restored.
2. The country was moved toward a form of government called constitutional monarchy.
3. It is called this because of the emphasis on power of intellect over feeling. Immanuel Kant, John Locke, and Adam Smith were some of the people that contributed.
4. Neoclassicism made use of classical forms and allusions and promoted ideals of harmony, tradition, and reason. It emphasizes on social interactions. It is also called the Augustan Age.
5. The Age of Dryden, the Age of Pope, and the Age of Johnson.
The Age of Dryden: Characteristics-Drama made a comeback in this era. Authors-John Dryden Literary genres-tragedies, modern prose, novels
The Age of Pope: Characteristics-also called the Augustan Age. Authors-Alexander Pope, Johnathan Swift, Joseph Addison, and Sir Richard Steele, Daniel Defoe. Literary genres-satires, poems.
The Age of Johnson: Characteristics-Writers began to move away from Neoclassicism. Authors-Samuel Johnson, James Boswell. Literary Genres-poetry, literary criticism, and prose fiction, biography.