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Monster Essays - 18th Century Literature
18th Century Literature
The 18th century is a period of great literary works. The styles are
different throughout the period, but the unity of the work is still present.
Much of this period focused on public and general themes, until the Pre-
Romantic era when literary works began to focus upon personal expression. 18th
century literature can be broken down into three main parts: the Restoration,
the Age of Pope, and Pre-Romantics.
The literature of the Restoration period covers a time span from
Charles's recovery of the throne to the years until the expulsion of James II
in 1688 or until the death of John Dryden in 1700. The literature of the
Restoratio....
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