The Age Of The Transition in the English literature

The Age Of The Transition in English literature

The Historical Background:

The period covered by the present chapter is the middle and later stage of the eighteenth century. During this time there are several historical movements were noticed. It was an era of change from pseudo-classicism to romanticism.

1. Decline of Party Feud: The rivalry between the Whigs and Tories still continued but it had lost its previous bitterness. This naturally led to a considerable decline of the activity in political pamphleteering. The poets and satirists ceased to be statesmen. The institution of literary patronage gradually crumbled during this period. Men of letters learnt to depend entirely on their public.

2. 2. Commercial and Imperial Expansion: Under the management of whig minister Walpole England show the immense growth in the British Empire. This expansion shows England new culture, way of living. This brought the new ideas and sight in literature as well. The passion of India and America in itself was an inspiration also these new territories brought the new burdens like the American revolt.

3. 3. The French Revolution: During the second half of the eighteenth-century new ideas were germinating and new forces were gathering strength. The French Revolution of 1789 was only the climax of a long and deeply diffused unrest. Revolutionary ideas gave birth to democratic and humanitarian feelings. And it influenced literature greatly.

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