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English literature was much influenced by contemporary French literature, which was in the midst of its greatest age. The literature of this time is known for its use of philosophy, reason, skepticism, wit, and refinement. The Neoclassical Period also marks the first great age of English literary critism.
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The Restoration is marked by the restoration of the monarchy and the triumph of reason and tolerance over religous and political passion. The Restoration produced an abundance of prose and poetry and the distinctive comedy of manners known as Restoration comedy. It was during the Restoration that John Milton published Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained. Other major writers of the era include John Dryden, John Wilmot 2nd Earl of Rochester, and John Locke.
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The English Augustan Age derives its name from the brilliant literary peiod of Vergil and Ovid under the Roman emporer Augustus(27 BC- AD 14). In English literature, the Augustan Age, 1700-1745, refers to literature with the predominant characteristics of refinement, clarity, elegance, and balance of judgement. Well-known writers of the Augustan Age include Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, and Daniel Defoe.
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During the Age of Sensibility, literature reflected the worldview of Enlightenment and began to emohasize instinct and feeling, rather than judgement and restraint.
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