This age is called
Neoclassical or Pseudo-Classical Age to mean the artificiality of the writers
of this age. They imitated the ancient Greek and Roman literary tradition but
lacked the originality of the writers of that period.
The general features
of this age are:
(1) The writers of
this age lacked originality and followed ancient Greek and Roman tradition.
(2) Much attention is paid to technical perfection rather
than innovation or natural genius
(3) Human beings are given most importance. The literary
ideal of the age is "art for
humanity's sake", not "art for art's sake".
(4) General rather than the individual qualities of human
beings are given more importance.
(5) Sophistication in thought and style is emphasized. The
Neoclassical Age has three shorter age-
a. The Restoration Period (1660-1700)
b.The Augustan Age (1702-17-45)
c. The Age of Sensibility.(1745-1785)
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