Society
Clubs, coffeehouses, salons
Where did the upper class gather to discuss the nation's business?
The father of the English language.
Who was Geoffrey Chaucer?
Dr. Samuel Johnson
Who wrote A Dictionary of the English Language?
1666
When was the Great Fire of London?
Overcrowded cities, pollution, inhuman working conditions
What were consequences of the Industrial Revolution?
In his novel, we visit the worlds of little people and giants (among others)
Who is Jonathan Swift?
Jane Austen
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice? Sense and Sensibility? Emma?
1665
When was the Great Plague of London?
Intellectual movement in science, arts, philosophy
What was the Age of Enlightenment?
He wrote a story about a shipwrecked sailor who tried to recreate his homeland of England.
Who is Daniel Defoe?
Jonathan Swift.
Who wrote Gulliver's Travels?
It happened during the 17th and 18th centuries
When was the Age of Enlightenment?
They were considered a threat to English society
Who were the Romantics?
She mixed elements of Romanticism and Gothic in her most famous novel.
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley?
Aphra Behn.
Who wrote Oroonoko?
1764
When was the first Gothic novel written?
"Normal" individuals
Who were the Augustans?
He wrote "Beauty is truth, truth beauty".
Who is John Keats?
William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Who wrote the collection of poetry called Lyrical Ballads?
1798
When was Lyrical Ballads written?