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6V - The Age of Reason Pt 1
The Age of Reason
1660-1800
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Middelbare school
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Leerjaar 6
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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
Slide 2 - Slide
Today's lesson
Short introduction to the Age of Reason
What is satire?
Reading: excerpt of
Gulliver's Travels
+ exercises
Next lesson: presentations
Slide 3 - Slide
Slide 4 - Slide
Triangular trade
slaves
Plantation crops (sugar, cotton and tobacco)
Manufactured goods
Slide 5 - Slide
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)
Slide 6 - Slide
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
Slide 7 - Slide
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
Slide 8 - Slide
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
Slide 9 - Slide
Excerpt
Gulliver's Travels
Read along with the excerpt
Slide 10 - Slide
How does Jonathan Swift make the story satirical?
Slide 11 - Open question
What is your opinion about the extract?
Slide 12 - Open question
Homework
Read the excerpt once more
Do assignment 15 (p. 36)
Next week:
The Romantic Period
Slide 13 - Slide
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