Chapter 3 The Neoclassical Period-1.pptVIP

The Neoclassical Period (1688-1798) I. Background information Historical background A. The English society of the neoclassical period was a turbulent one. There was constant strife between the monarch and the parliament, between the Tories and the Whigs over the control of the parliament and government, between opposing religious sects, between the ruling class and the laboring poor, etc. In short, it was an age full of conflicts and divergence of values. B. The eighteenth century saw the fast development of Britain as a nation. Towards the middle of the century, Britain had become the first