Exam 1 - Brit Lit
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11 Terms
Epistemology
The philosophy that focuses on knowing
Subjectivity
Reality as it is produced/experienced by the human mind
Objectivity
Reality as it exists outside and independently of the human mind
Tabula Rasa
Blank slate; a term used by John Locke to describe how the mind starts off
Solipsism
The condition of being trapped in one’s own subjectivity
The Enlightenment
A set of beliefs/practices in the 17th/18th century that centers around the premise that the world can be improved by scientific observation and rational debate to discover the natural laws governing its operations.
ancien regime
old order; the rigid political/social structure characterized by a dominating monarch
The French Revolution
A revolt against the ancien regime established in France
The Industrial Revolution
Innovations and manufacturing production that boosted Britain’s economy, but oppressed those at the bottom level of social status.
Ballad
A poem typically with rhymed four-line stanzas that tell a narrative.
Decorum
A pre-Romantic poetic convention that stated important subject matter be written in high diction
