15. Theatre Satire
Can be in the form of irony or exaggeration
Used as a response to Renaissance (No order)
Wanted to regain ORDER (GREEK & ROMAN
CLASSICISM)
After the Johnson division neoclassicism declined
However simple way of writing and many grammar rules
are still in effect today (ROMANTICISM)
16. Example
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) GREATEST
DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE (His contribution
to literature of that time)
London Is a poem by Johnson imitating the Juvenal’s Third
Satire.
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18. Satire
Classical literature (1750-1820) used a style of literature
known as satire
Satire is a form of writing that uses wit/humor to comment
on society and to send a message.
“First make people laugh, then make them think”
Uses irony and ridicule as a way of focusing on issues.
20. Jonathon Swift
Born in Dublin, Ireland
Satirist, political essayist, pamphlet writer
Influenced George Orwell
Benjamin Franklin based Richard from Poor
Richard’s almanac off of a persona Swift
created.
21. Literature in the Classical
Era
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Jonathon Swift was known for his
political satire
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Lot of his work was published
anonymously or with a false name
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A Tale of a Tub
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Most famous of all English satire writers
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23. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Salzburg
Born-27 January 1756
Died– 5 December 1791
Child prodigy
At 17 he was playing in the
Royal Court in Vienna the
music capitol of the world
at the time.
26. Ludwig van Beethoven
German
Born-17 December 1770
Died-26 March 1827
One of the most famous and
influential of all composers
At the age of 26, Beethoven
began to lose his hearing.
Can't Hear
28. Austria
Born -31 March 1732
Died -31 May 1809
A lifelong resident of Austria
one of the most celebrated
composers in Europe
He was also a close friend of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
teacher of Ludwig van
Beethoven.
