Helit assigment

5 student/group, Max 5 page1. Describe briefly the social

development of the 18th century, what effect did this shave on literature? What accounts for the prevalence of prose? What influence did the first newspaper exert of life and literature?

2. how do you explain the fact that satire was largely used in both prose and poetry? Name the principal satire of the age, what is the chief object of satire and of literature?

3. What is the meaning of the term “classicism” as applied to the literature of the 18th century?

4. In what respect is Alexander Pope a unique writer? Tell briefly the story of his life, what are his principal works? How does he reflect the critical spirit of his age? What are the chief characteristic of his poetry?

5. What is the general character of Jonathan Swift’s work? Name his chief satires, compare Swifts’s Guliver’s travelers with Dafoe’s Robinson crusoe, in style, purpose of writing and interest.