Eighteenth-Century British Literature

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Course Outline

  1. Studying Literature and Its Period
  2. The Glorious Revolution and Constitutional Rule
  3. Society, Gender, and British Identity
  4. Empire, Slavery, and Print Culture
  5. Enlightenment Thought and Philosophers
  6. Art, Nature, and Imagination

1. Studying Literature and Its Period

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Critical thinking : Develops when readers understand how texts are written, making them less easily manipulated by those texts.

β˜… Must-know

  • The eighteenth century is studied as a major historical period marked by the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the American Revolution of 1775–1783, the French Revolution of 1789, and the rise of the novel.

Further detail

  • Gary and Bridget Keegan Day write that the way people see the contemporary world is partly determined by events that happened three hundred years earlier in The Eighteenth-Century Literature Handbook, published in 2009. β€” Gary et Bridget KEEGAN

Memory Hook

Understanding how texts are written β†’ stronger critical thinking and resistance to manipulation

2. The Glorious Revolution and Constitutional Rule

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1. How does understanding the way a literary text is constructed strengthen a reader’s critical thinking?

2. Which combination best identifies major features of the historical period commonly called the eighteenth century?

3. What dates define the long eighteenth century in this historical framework?

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What develops when readers understand how texts are written?

Critical thinking develops.

Which revolution in 1688 marks the eighteenth century?

The Glorious Revolution.

Which major historical event occurred between 1775 and 1783?

The American Revolution.

Which revolution began in 1789 during the eighteenth century?

The French Revolution.

What literary form rose during the eighteenth century?

The novel.

Who wrote The Eighteenth-Century Literature Handbook?

Gary and Bridget Keegan.

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