Restoration Literature and Theatre

Restoration Literature and Theatre

Outline

Introduction

Historical context and the understanding of the term Restoration Literature

The English poetry in the period of the Restoration

The English epic

Lyrics , pastoral poetry , translations

The Restoration of English prose

Philosophical writing

Religious writing

Journalism

The Development of drama and theatre during the Restoration

Conclusion

Bibliography

1 . Introduction

In my essay I will discuss the period of the Restoration in English literature and theatre . First , I will define the literary term Restoration Literature ' using two

different sources : the Encyclopaedia Britannica and internet Encyclopaedia Wikipedia . This will be dome in to show different points of view on some aspects of the meaning of the term . Then , the changes the Restoration of the monarchy brought into literature will be shown in the historical context . The chapter about the historical context is very important in the , as it helps to understand the social background of the character of the fop in English comedy and the necessity of its appearance . The changes and innovations in the Restoration literature will be studied separately in poetry , prose and drama . The chapter the Development of drama and theatre during the Restoration will investigate English drama through the works of particular : William Wycherley 's `The Country Wife` (1675 , and George

Etherege 's `The Man of Mode` (1676 . And finally , in the conclusion the findings of the will be summarized . The goal of the is to study the Restoration literature and theatre using historical context and literary sources

2 . Historical context and the understanding of the term Restoration Literature

According to the definition given in the Encyclopaedia Britannica Restoration literature is English literature written after the period of the Restoration of the monarchy . This Restoration took place in 1660 and followed another historical period - the Commonwealth (Britannica Other encyclopaedia , Wikipedia , provides with a more detailed definition of Restoration literature concerning its geographic frames , and historical time : Restoration literature is the literature written in English during the period commonly referred to as the English Restoration (1660 - 1689 , corresponding with the last years of the direct Stuart reign in England , Scotland , Wales , and Ireland (Wikipedia

All in all , Restoration literature was influenced by social and historical changes which occurred due to the Restoration of English monarchy and it is important for modern world because it brought up and shaped many literary forms known and widely used today , such as journalism , biography , novel , history etc . In general , the term Restoration literature ' is used to denote the literature that began and flourished due to Charles II , whether that literature was the laudatory ode that gained a new life with restored aristocracy or the eschatological literature that showed an increasing despair among Puritans , or the literature of rapid communication and trade that followed in the wake of England 's mercantile empire (Wikipedia

However , there is some controversy about the time boundaries of Restoration literature . A number of scientists insist that it should be bounded by the reign of Charles II (1660-1685 , while...