英国文学Part V The 18th Century.docVIP

Part IV The 18th Century English Literature — The Age of Enlightenment I. Introduction 1.1 Historical Background (p.142-143) (1) The political struggle between two main parties — the liberal Whigs and the conservative Tories The literature of the age was at times dominated by the interests of these contending factions. pamphlet; argument; satire 　 (2)The rapid development of social life: sociabil