ChapterII-Neoclassical-period英美文学选读张伯香.pptVIP

Chapter II Neoclassical Period Historical background Social conflicts Monarch Parliament Opposing religiou sects Ruling class laboring poor Expansion of British colonies Acts of Enclosure Growth of bourgeois and middle class The Age of Enlightment or Age of reason Enlightenment: an intellectual movement beginning in France and then spread throughout Europe. a continuation of Renaissance in belief in the possibility of human perfection through education the guiding principle or slogan is Ration/Reason, natural right and equality (American Independence War in 177