britlit retake semstr 2

formal satire

full of paradoxes

verse satire

poetic form that mocks the society in order to correct its vices

“false reason” vs “right reason”

misguides people, more pragmatic

A satyr against reason and mankind

people's "wisdom" the greatest fools (Ignis fatuus), critique of societal figures - hypocritical and corrupt, base instincts over noble aspirations

neoclassicism (augustan classicism?)

writing and criticism were to be conducted, while art in general was to be based on reason, order, harmony, propriety and restraint

decorum

consistency with various canons of propriety and taste, especially in terms of form and substance, action, character and language

the r*pe of the lock

stealing hair

epic poem

• society at an important moment of change

• epic hero and a villian

• invocation

• supernatural machinery

• tradition, customs, and speeches

• emphatic language and literary devices

mock epic

using the values of an epic poem to describe an unserious story and ridicle it

anaphora

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

antithesis

contradictions within a balanced grammatical structure

zeugma

same word being used in its literal and metaphorical meaning

simile

figure of speech comparing two unlike things and often using “like” and “as”

hyperbole

exaggerated words, also used to mock

the triple rise

the rise of middle class, the rise of literacy, individualism

formal realism

the narrative method that pretends to be a real depiction of life, first-person narration, tangibilty, class specific language

18th century reading of cruseo

advancements, introspection, middle class

spiritual reading of cruseo

puritanism, studying the Bible, prodigal son

colonial reading of cruseo

master-servant, colony, slavery

domestic novel

focuses on the domestic lives of young, typically middle-class women

near-novel

no tangibility; unreliable first-person narrator; too episodic, parodic, satirical

what is satirized in gulliver’s first voyage (liliput/england)?

british hegemony and greatness, colonial identity, politics based on favoritism (sports), orders based on favoritism (threads), religion - christians vs protestants

gulliver’s 1st voyage

liliput, hero- suposed to be strong but no action, extreme realism, orders

what is satirized in gullivers third voyage (flying island/the way england treats the irish)?

intelligence and progress

gulliver’s 3rd voyage

invention for invention’s sake, concepts over action, health important (virtue of middle class), achieving progress

what is satirized in gullivers fourth voyage (horses)

utopia - no emotion or passion when every choice is based on rationality, lack of government - horses turn nazi - genocide of yahoos

gulliver’s 4th voyage

utopia, no lies (why would you lie), no law government punishment

the sublime

a feeling that is both pain and pleasure

gothic novel

characterized by an atmosphere of mystery, terror, and the supernatural

pantheism

all is god, god is all

picturesque

beauty in its uncomplicated state

romantic ballad

narrative form with rhythm and repetition with supernatural elements

gifts of nature

restoration, blessed wood - sublime, a guide for internal sense of morality, immortality (tintern abbey)

industrial revolution

capitalism, progress, growth

utilitarianism

an ethical theory prescribing actions that maximize overall happiness and “utility” for the greatest number of people

perfect family

the idea of set rules and gender norms that must be followed in order to create a perfect society