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Enlightenment and Neoclassicism

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During the 18th century, French and American revolutions weakened monarchies and increased individual liberties. But in such serious times, serious literature was often paralleled with satire. While Defoe’s castaway Robinson Crusoe (1719) reproduced Enlightenment ideals […]

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During the 18th century, French and American revolutions weakened monarchies and increased individual liberties. But in such serious times, serious literature was often paralleled with satire. While Defoe’s castaway Robinson Crusoe (1719) reproduced Enlightenment ideals […]

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Enlightenment and Neoclassicism Eras

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Out of the Scientific Revolution came the downfall of many long-held doctrines and much satire. Both the American Revolution of 1776 and the French Revolution of 1789 sought independence from monarchies, with the Declaration of […]

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Out of the Scientific Revolution came the downfall of many long-held doctrines and much satire. Both the American Revolution of 1776 and the French Revolution of 1789 sought independence from monarchies, with the Declaration of […]