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THE LITERATURE OF CLASSIC AGE Historical Background and Ideology Literary Terms The Characteristic of the Classic Age Literature Representative Writer and Their works 3.The proletariat came into being and the conflict between the capital and the poor intensified. The ruling class intensified their rule. The romantic spirit was getting ready for its burst. 4.The century believed in God, but it did not believe in formal religion with its tenets of revelation and supernatural elements. THE LITERATURE OF CLASSIC AGE Historical Background and Ideology Literary Terms The Characteristic of the Classic Age Literature Representative Writer and Their works Neoclassicism 新古典主义 Neoclassicism is the name given to quite distinct movements in the decorative and visual art, literature, theatre, music and architecture that draw upon Western classical art and culture (usually that of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome). These movements were dominant during the mid 18th to the 19th century. Neoclassicism respected the rationality, emphasized on concision, symmetry, abstinence ,and elegance, and pursued the perfection and harmony of the form of art. 新古典主义是指西方在装饰和视觉艺术，文学，戏剧，音乐，建筑方面出现的新运动。在这个运动中，提倡借鉴西方古典文化艺术和文化（通常是古希腊和古罗马）。18世纪中期到19世纪盛行。 新古典主义推崇理性，强调明晰、对称、节制、优雅，追求艺术形式的完美与和谐。 Novel小说 novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century. THE LITERATURE OF CLASSIC AGE Historical Background and Ideology Literary Terms The Characteristic of the Classic Age Literature Representative Writer and Their works The Characteristic of the Classic Age Literature It was a literature of reason, common sense, and repudiation of enthusiasm and sentiment. The sparks of emotion cannot be stamped out and the undercurrent would eventually lead to a fresh outburst of romantic feeling. There were write