lesson

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

neoclassical 

Abel, Koen & Tijn

Historical background 

• 1660-1798
• Charles II
• James I
• William of Orange & Mary 
• Anne 
• George I

monarches of England

Historical background 

• war
• economically growing 
• colonies
• slave trade 

economy 

Historical background 

• Greek and Roman principals
• rest, order, discretion 
• intelligent & neat
• 'wit'
• self-control & balance

manners

Historical background 

• publish books
• few rights

women

Historical background 

• enlightenment 
• god was important
• rational explanations 

faith

Historical background 

• no specific ending
• Lyrical ballads; by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge 
• 1798
• nationalistic thoughts

ending 

literature

• neoclassical 
• changes and users
• genres
• politics
• enjambement/ blank verses
• today 

Literary figures

• 1688-1744

Alaxander Pope

Literary figures

• 1660- 1731

Daniel Defoe

Literary figures

• 1709-1784

Samuel Johnson 

Literary figures

• 1759-1796

Robert Burns 

Literary figures

• 1608-1674

John Milton 

Literary figures

• 1631-1700

John Dryden  

Literary figures

• 1632-1704

John Locke  

Literary figures

• 1667-1745

Jonathan Swift

match the literary figure with the period in which they lived

John Dryden 

Alexander Pope

Robert Burns 

John Milton 

Jonathan Swift 

Samuel Johnson 

John Locke

Daniel Defoe

1688-1744

1660-1731

1709-1784

1759-1796

1608-1674

1631-1700

1632-1704

1667-1745

Literary analysis

Literary analysis

• "An essay on criticism" 
• Alexander Pope
• 1711

Who was William of Orang's wife?

1. Anne
2. Mary
3. Elisabeth
4. Jane

How did people in the Neoclassical period wanted to appear?

1. clean and chic
2. neat and clean
3. intelligent and calm
4. intelligent and neat

From this age, woman were allowed to:

1. publish books
2. work in factories
3. protest
4. start their own company

in what year did the neoclassical period start?
,

1. 1668
2. 1660
3. 1703
4. 1646

in what year did the neoclassical period end?

1. 1789
2. 1896
3. 1767
4. 1798

For which country was Robert burns a national poet?

1. Ireland
2. Germany
3. scotland
4. England

How many Johns did Tijn tell something about?

1. 3
2. 6
3. 2
4. 4

People started to back up faith with:

1. rational explanations
2. ethical explanations
3. rational facts
4. ethical facts

What was the main part of 'an essay on criticism'?

1. “err is human; to fulfill, divine”
2. “err is supposed to be human; to forgive, divine”
3. “err is human; to forgive, divine”
4. “err is personal; to fulfill, divine”

When was 'an essay on criticism' published?

1. 1708
2. 1798
3. 1718
4. 1763

End 

Abel, Koen & Tijn

sources 

- Timetoast. (1660, 4 december). 1660-1798: Neoclassical Period (The Long 18th Century) timeline. Timetoast timelines. https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/1660-1798-neoclassical-period-the-long-18th-century-

- Introductory lecture on the Neoclassical Period in English Literature. (z.d.). http://faculty.winthrop.edu/kosterj/ENGL201/neoclassical.htm 

- https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/69379/an-essay-on-criticism

- Rogers, Graham A.J.. "John Locke". Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Dec. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Locke. Accessed 17 January 2024. 

- Sutherland, James R.. "John Dryden". Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Jan. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Dryden. Accessed 17 January 2024.- - - - Daiches, David. "Robert Burns". Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Dec. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Burns. Accessed 17 January 2024.

- Cldyson. (2022, 18 januari). Alexander Pope - English History. English History. https://englishhistory.net/poets/alexander-pope/

- National Trust for Scotland. (2022, 30 november). The life of Robert Burns. https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/robert-burns-birthplace-museum/the-life-of-robert-burns

- Quintana, Ricardo and Luebering, J.E.. "Jonathan Swift". Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Nov. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jonathan-Swift. Accessed 17 January 2024.