The RestorationThe Restoration

1660-18001660-1800

From Tumult to CalmFrom Tumult to Calm

____ years of civil ____ years of civil warwar

Devastating _____ Devastating _____

______ that left ______ that left more than 2/3 of more than 2/3 of Londoners ______ Londoners ______

The ______ class The ______ class grewgrew

Augustan and NeoclassicalAugustan and Neoclassical

Stuarts restored Stuarts restored ____________ and and order order People were weary of People were weary of ____________ and suspicious of and suspicious of __________________________ and radicals. and radicals.Neoclassical – “Neoclassical – “____________ classical”; English writers classical”; English writers modeled their works on the modeled their works on the old Latin old Latin ____________ since they since they represented what was represented what was ____________________ and and __________________ in human experiencein human experience

Reason and EnlightenmentReason and Enlightenment

Prior to now, people Prior to now, people believed disasters to be believed disasters to be ______________________ or or ________________________..In the Enlightenment, In the Enlightenment, people gradually people gradually stopped asking “why” stopped asking “why” and started asking and started asking ““____________” – figuring out ” – figuring out the the ________________ behind it. behind it.

Changes in ReligionChanges in ReligionNew _________ and New _________ and ________ explanations ________ explanations gradually began to gradually began to affect some people’s affect some people’s religious views.religious views.______ – a Creator ______ – a Creator sets the universe into sets the universe into motion, then ________ motion, then ________ and lets it run itselfand lets it run itselfChristianity still Christianity still remains extremely remains extremely ________ over almost ________ over almost all Europeansall Europeans

Religion and PoliticsReligion and Politics

______________ determined determined people’s politics.people’s politics.

Charles II Charles II reestablished the reestablished the ________________ Church Church (called (called __________________ in in the US) as the the US) as the official church of official church of England.England.

The Bloodless RevolutionThe Bloodless Revolution

It was widely believed that Catholics had It was widely believed that Catholics had set ______ to London, caused other set ______ to London, caused other disasters, and were plotting to hand the disasters, and were plotting to hand the country over to the ______.country over to the ______.

James II, a practicing ______, succeeded James II, a practicing ______, succeeded Charles II. When his wife produced a Charles II. When his wife produced a Catholic ______, leaders transferred power Catholic ______, leaders transferred power to his ______ and her ______ husband. to his ______ and her ______ husband. James II and family fled the country.James II and family fled the country.

Addicted to the TheaterAddicted to the Theater

When ______ were in When ______ were in power, theaters were power, theaters were ______, so Charles II ______, so Charles II repealed the ban on repealed the ban on ______ performances.______ performances.Boys and men no Boys and men no longer acted the longer acted the ______ roles – ______ roles – _________ were _________ were available.available.

The Age of SatireThe Age of Satire

______ – writing that ______ – writing that does not make a does not make a ______ and _______ ______ and _______ judgment of people and judgment of people and their behavior but their behavior but rather says the ______ rather says the ______ things about them that things about them that the poet can think of the poet can think of saying (public ______).saying (public ______).

Journalism & PoetryJournalism & Poetry

Journalists saw Journalists saw themselves as themselves as ______ of public ______ of public manners and ______.manners and ______.

Poets had no desire Poets had no desire to ______ their to ______ their ______; they thought ______; they thought of poetry as having a of poetry as having a ______ rather than a ______ rather than a ______ function.______ function.

The First English NovelsThe First English Novels

Novel – “something Novel – “something ______”; long ______”; long ______ narratives______ narratives

A development of A development of the ______ classthe ______ class

Often broad and Often broad and comicalcomical

Searching for a Simpler LifeSearching for a Simpler Life

Writers began turning Writers began turning to external ______ to external ______ and writing about the and writing about the effect of the ______ effect of the ______ landscape on the landscape on the ______ soul.______ soul.

Looking back at the Looking back at the ______, searching for ______, searching for simple poems and simple poems and songs.songs.