"Thinking Activity - The Neoclassical age"

                 "Thinking Activity"

Welcome to my blog, where I will talk about what I think and try to answer the questions given in this task.this blog is written as response to the given by vaidehi ma'am.

        

The four questions are like ...

1.Compare the general characteristics of the Elizabethan age and Neoclassical age.

2.Who is your favorite writer and the favorite text from the Neoclassical Age?

How is he/she different from the writers of Elizabethan Age and Romantic age?

3.Share your presentation presented in the class. Attach it with your blog.

4.Describe any one thing about this age which you look upto.

:(Now let's discuss  in detail these four questions and answer step by step.)

Q.1: compare the general characteristics of Elizabethan age and Neoclassical Age?

Ans: In History of English literature , Elizabethan age and Neoclassical age both shows development and new revival.

As any great development of the national life is connected with the development of national literature,the age of Elizabethan can be considered as, " The first creative period of English literature". The Neoclassical age  is also known as age of higher ideas in the arts , economics and literature.this is also known as the Enlightenment period .in the Elizabethan age we can see that in the administration of Queen Elizabeth, the nation has progressed by gigantic leaps rather than historical process,and English literature reached the very highest point of its development.Elizabeth with all her vanity and inconsistency, steadily loved England and England's greatness and by this she inspired all her people with the unbounded patriotism.in the Neoclassical age we can see that time people began to see the world in a different way. Rational thought and reason were introduced into religion,and were held in higher regards then earlier principles. The public started to reject the monarchy and turned to an elected government.in the Elizabethan age we can clearly specify the huge development of drama .in the Neoclassical age we can clarify specify the huge development of prose and essays.the Elizabethan age dealing with the Religious toleration, social contentment, Enthusiasm and drama.the Neoclassical age dealing with the age of prose,satire,classical literature ,nature and reality.

Q.2: Who is your favorite writer and the favorite text from the Neoclassical Age?

How is he/she different from the writers of Elizabethan Age and Romantic age?

Ans: As my view point ,my favourite writer is Alexander pope and favorite text is written by Alexander pope "the rape of the lock" in Neoclassical Alexander pope also known for his work criticism.Alexander pope diffrent from the writers of Elizabethan age and Romantic age because,

Alexander Pope, known for his "Essay on Criticism." Neoclassical writers focused on reason, order, and formal structure, contrasting with the more imaginative and emotional styles of the Elizabethan and Romantic Ages. Elizabethan writers like Shakespeare embraced creative expression, while Romantic writers like Wordsworth emphasized emotion and nature.

Q.3:Share your presentation presented in the class. Attach it with your blog.

Q.4 Describe any one thing about this age which you look upto.

Ans: 

"Classical literature" 

This period is known by various names.This age is also known as the Age of "queen anne", but this queen has not influenced literature like Elizabethan has done. This period is also known as the "classic Age ", the names is given for three reasons,

1.the term 'classic' refers to writers of the highest rank in any nation. Any English book which follows the simple and noble method of homer and Vergil is considered as a classic style literature.

2. All nation literature has at least one period in which great writers produce their books , and this is called as the classic period of nation's literature.Age of the queen anne is often called the classic Age of England.

3. To use particular method of expressing enthusiasm and emotions.

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