Enlightenment Literature to Realism and Naturalism

ENLIGHTENMENT LITERATURE TO REALISM AND NATURALISM

Enlightenment, Neoclassical, Romanticism, Realism, and Naturalism reveal how writers portray society, culture, and human life. Each period highlights different approaches, from reason and order to emotion and realism. This module explores their key works, authors, and forms, showing how social context and human experience shaped literature.

Enlightenment and Neoclassical Literature

Enlightenment and Neoclassical literature, sixteen sixty to eighteen hundred C E, focused on reason, logic, social critique, and moral order.

The Enlightenment, Age of Reason, encouraged people to think carefully, question authority, and explore the world through science and logic. Writers often used satire and wit to examine society and human behavior.

Neoclassicism revived ancient Greek and Roman literary forms, valuing clarity, order, and balance. Influenced by Enlightenment ideals, it emphasized structured writing, moral lessons, and universal truths, often using satire to critique society.