History of English Literature from 1350-1900

1. The Age of Transition

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Prepared by Divya Sheta
Paper No.105:History of English Literature from
1350 to 1900
Subject Code : 22396
MA Sem: I
Enrollment No:4069206420210033
E-mail ID : divyasheta@gmail.com
Submitted to :S.B.Gardi Department of
English,MK Bhavanagar University.

3. Content
◈ What is Transition Age
◈ Historical Background (1740-1800)
◈ Feature of The Age
◈ Features of the Romantic Movement
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The second half of the eighteenth century
is known as a transitional period. It was an
era of change from pseudo-classicism to
romanticism. The decline of party spirit and
the democratic upsurge exercised great
influence both on life and literature.
What is Transition Age:

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• Decline of the Party Feud
• Commercial and Imperial Expansion
• French Revolution
Historical Background (1740-1800)

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Features of The Age
1.The Double Tendency
2.The New Learning
3.The New Philosophy
4.The Growth of Historical Research
5.The New Realism
6.The Decline of Political Writing

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Features of The Age
1.The Double Tendency
• The allegiance to the old order of classicism. (Samuel
Johnson)
• The search after the new order od Romanticism.

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Features of The Age
2.The New Learning
• Research into archaic literary forms(Ballad)
• New Edition of older Authors(Shakespeare and
Chaucer)

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Features of the Romantic Movement
• A return to Nature - Earth, Air. Not Bookish
• A fresh interest in man’s position in the world of
nature.
• A enlightened sympathy for the poor and oppressed.
• A revolt against the conventional literary
technique.(Heroic Couplets)
• Fresh treatment of Romantic themes.

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Work Citation
Albert, Edward. History of English Literature. Fifth.
New Delhi: Georgr G. Harrap & Co.Ltd., 1979. Hard
Copy .10 December 2021.