6V - The Age of Reason Pt 1

The Age of Reason 
1660-1800
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The Age of Reason 
1660-1800

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The Eighteenth Century
The Neo-Classical Period / The Age of Reason
  • Neo-Classical: classical influence > absolute authority
  • Result: "good art" >> imitation of the classics

  • Reason: rational and balanced judgement, based on knowledge, no personal emotions
  • Result: "good art" > strict rules regarding form and content

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Today's lesson

  • Short introduction to the Age of Reason
  • What is satire?
  • Reading: excerpt of Gulliver's Travels + exercises
  • Next lesson: presentations 

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Triangular trade
  • slaves
  • Plantation crops (sugar, cotton and tobacco)
  • Manufactured goods

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The Eighteenth Century
  • Britain: becomes the world's leading economic power

  • Wealth based on colonies and trade
  • Tea, silks and spices (India)
  • Atlantic "Triangular Trade"
  • Industrial Revolution (introduction of steam engine)

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What is satire?
  • Originates as a literary form (dates back to Ancient Greece)
  • Exaggerates tendencies 
  • Aims to make people laugh, but also to let them think
  • > Form of protest > Humor as a weapon
  • Seen as an enlightened form of sarcasm
  • Has many forms: subtle or blatant / serious or silly

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How does satire work?
  • Literal satire: looks/feels/seems realistic, but...
  • little things are exaggerated to show their ridiculousness

  • Unrealistic satire: fantastic places + unrealistic settings 
  • > metaphors for world we live in

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How does satire work?
  • When people laugh they are more relaxed and willing to engage with a speaker/artist
  • Satire makes people look at things more objectively

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Excerpt Gulliver's Travels
Read along with the excerpt


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How does Jonathan Swift make the story satirical?

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What is your opinion about the extract?

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Homework

Read the excerpt once more
Do assignment 15 (p. 36)

Next week: The Romantic Period

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