ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Restoration age was the age of satire with John Dryden, Jonathan Swift as the major political satirists. They pointed out the follies of the then Monarch and that too through their writings. One must not forget “Absalom and Achitophel “ as the gallery of portraits and the masterpiece as a cult work of satire.

Detailed explanation-2: -Characteristics of this period included observing human nature and nature itself which were considered unchanging and constant. The age is also known as the Neoclassical period.

Detailed explanation-3: -Satire was very popular in eighteenth century Europe. “In England, ‘this golden age’ of satire” included Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift (Applebee 584). “The eighteenth century was dominated by satiric poetry, prose, and drama.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Restoration writers developed satire as a genre and a style of writing. These authors loved picking on people-literary rivals, religious figures, even entire social classes-and showing just how ridiculous they all were. Restoration writers mastered the art of poking fun at people.