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4 Metaphysical and Enlightenment
Who is not a metaphysical poet?
A
John Donne
B
Edmund Spenser
C
George Herbert
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Engels
Middelbare school
havo, vwo
Leerjaar 5,6
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Who is not a metaphysical poet?
A
John Donne
B
Edmund Spenser
C
George Herbert
Slide 1 - Quiz
Which is NOT an aspect typical of Metaphysical poetry?
A
balance between reason and emotion
B
mix of poetic and coarse language
C
use of alliteration
D
use of far-fetched imagery
Slide 2 - Quiz
Love III
This is an example of the type of questions you'll get at your test: you will get a new poem that you will analyse.
Answers in 'jaarbijlagen'.
Slide 3 - Slide
Enlightenment
1700 - 1798
Slide 4 - Slide
The Eighteenth Century: History
after Civil War in Britain > changes in political thinking
scientific revolution
Slide 5 - Slide
The Eighteenth Century
Britain
: becomes the world's
leading economic power
Wealth based on colonies and trade
Tea, silks and spices (India)
Slide 6 - Slide
Literature
Age of
Reason
Rational
+ balanced judgement, based on knowledge, wisdom and common sense
Not
hindered by
personal emotions
!
Literature had to stick to
strict rules
Slide 7 - Slide
Gap between Neoclassical
prose and poetry
read by the upper class and
literature for the middle class:
religious works and
novels
with recognizable (middle class) characters and a clear moral at the end.
Poet: Alexander Pope,
'The Rape of the Lock'
Novelists:
Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
Jonathan Swift
Gulliver's Travels
Slide 8 - Slide
Slide 9 - Video
Rise of the novel
-Printing press
-Middle Class
-Periodicals
-Travel stories
-Fictional travel stories
-Serials
Slide 10 - Slide
Remember these authors and titles:
Gulliver's Travels
The Rape of the Lock
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
Jonathan Swift
Alexander Pope
Slide 11 - Drag question
Slide 12 - Slide
Slide 13 - Slide
Slide 14 - Slide
Slide 15 - Slide
Slide 16 - Slide
Slide 17 - Slide
Slide 18 - Slide
Slide 19 - Slide
Crusoe has a choice between hiding and hoping to go unnoticed, and attack.
He is black, so he is inferior.
Slide 20 - Slide
Slide 21 - Slide
Despite being an action-filled adventure story, this is a realistic novel. Explain how this sense of realism is achieved by Defoe.
Slide 22 - Open question
Why is Robinson Crusoe a typical product of the 18th century?
A
because it is a realistic novel
B
Because it is about a religious development
C
Because it is about slavery and global trade
D
because it deals with rational thought
Slide 23 - Quiz
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