It's good to be the King...
Following the great overthrow of the monarchy and the experiment of the Commonwealth led by Oliver Cromwell, England returned to it's natural state.
With it came a new sense of cultural awareness, including satire, journal writing, and more connections with the middle class. England started to become the nation we think of today and has thrived ever since.
In this unit, you will experience the shift from stuffy Shakespearean styles to more modern mock epics.
With it came a new sense of cultural awareness, including satire, journal writing, and more connections with the middle class. England started to become the nation we think of today and has thrived ever since.
In this unit, you will experience the shift from stuffy Shakespearean styles to more modern mock epics.
| Restoration Assignment |
Journal Writing
Pepys and Defoe changed the game by publishing their own personal journals as literature. This was, in a way, the birthplace of the modern day blogger. People writing and publishing their own thoughts was considered groundbreaking.
In this assignment, we will be analyzing the diaries and writing our own stories as well.
In this assignment, we will be analyzing the diaries and writing our own stories as well.
| bkrdpepysdefoe.docx |
Satire
Another key component to the Restoration was Satire. Making fun of the problems in society just got a whole lot funnier.
Writers like Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope mocked the foibles of English society and customs through their works, such as Gulliver's Travels, The Rape of the Lock, and A Modest Proposal.
Writers like Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope mocked the foibles of English society and customs through their works, such as Gulliver's Travels, The Rape of the Lock, and A Modest Proposal.
| satireswiftpope.docx |
Final Satire Project
| Final Satire Project |
