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The cultural context of the18th century (Jonathan Swift (He made to London…
The cultural context of the18th century
research, discovery and innovation
revolution, civil war, major parliamentary reform, powerful new middle class
Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle, Robert Hooke...
increased the numbers of readers and writers
middle classes and women became more educated
expansion of the school system
Journalism:The new middle class reader-ship was Puritan and showed a preference for factual writingover fiction.
Richard Steele, Joseph Addison
The middle classes influenced the development of the prose genre
interest for literature, art, social problems and political life
Daniel Defoe
He began his career as a journalist, at 60 he started writing novels
Principal novel: Robinson Crusoe 1719
diary
Jonathan Swift
He made to London at a certain time of his life due to the Glorious Revolution. He started to work in a secretary position for Sir Willism Temple.
Swift wasencouraged by Temple to write his first satirical works
His masterpiece: Gulliver's Travel
Swift: deeply pessimistic