The Neoclassical Period: The Age of Reason and Enlightenment | History of English Literature

📚 The Literary Lamp Presents: The Neoclassical Age in English Literature 🕯️✨
Explore one of the most important and disciplined periods in the History of English Literature — the Neoclassical Age (c. 1660–1798). This age emphasized reason, order, balance, and classical ideals, shaping English prose and poetry in a lasting way.
🎓 This video is specially designed for UGC NET, SET, PGT, TGT, CUET, and university students of English Literature.
📖 In this video, you will learn:
✔️ What is Neoclassicism? – Meaning and concept
✔️ Historical Background – Restoration, Augustan Age, and social context
✔️ Influence of Classical Learning – Greek and Roman models
✔️ Characteristics of Neoclassical Literature – Reason, clarity, decorum, imitation
✔️ Language and Style – Precision, elegance, and balance
✔️ Major Literary Forms – Satire, essay, mock-epic, heroic couplet
✔️ Major Writers and Their Works – Dryden, Pope, Swift, Johnson, and others

Timestamps:
00:06 Intro
00:33 What is Neoclassicism?
02:22 Historical Background
04:00 Influence of Classical Learning
04:50 Main Characteristics
07:35 Language and Style
09:02 Major Literary Forms
11:07 Famous Writers & their Works
14:22 End

✨ This video will help you clearly understand why the Neoclassical Age is also called the Age of Reason and how it shaped modern English literature.

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