Restoration Satire How the political climate shapes literature
What was the Restoration Monarchy is restored, civil war is ended Pomp and circumstance heralds the return of the “pre-Puritan regime” (494). King Charles II -> James II -> William and Mary “Glorious Revolution” representative government -> Queen Anne – the last of the Stuarts ->Act of Settlement ->James I’s Protestant relations will inherit the throne 1707 Act of Union Scotland + England = Great Britian -> King George I (from Germany, no English ) -> George II ->George III
Industrialization and Societal Effects Institution of factories = city centers = migration Class distinctions = capitalists/ workers Plague The Great Fire “Bluestockings” woman’s societal role PROSE dominated the literary world: :newpapers, periodicals, novels, diariese, letters, satire Horatian author mildly makes light of human folly Juvenalian strong criticism of certain practices
Irony and Satire IronySatire +use of humor/wit based on shock/surprise -Multiple motivations + use of humor/wit based on shock/surprise - Political motivation in response to corruption of society in response to corruption of society
A Modest Proposal Who is the main character? What is the purpose of A Modest Proposal? Ethos? Pathos? Logos? What styles of argument did Swift use? How does Swift frame his argument? Outline Modest Proposal to determine the chunks that comprise the whole.
Structure by Design What is the role of the satirist? How does this impact the creation of the essay, pamphlet, or story? (i.e. purpose/ inspiration causes a definite change in what we do first, second, third. Explain the structure of A Modest Proposal in terms of the objectives of the satirist.
What is Swift criticizing in this quote? “I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these diminutive mortals, who durst venture to mount and walk on my body, while one of my hands was at liberty, without trembling at the sight of prodigious creature as I must appear to them” (2338). Is his message effective? Why? Within the genre of satire, what techniques does Swift use to carry through his purpose?
Satire today Jib Jab The Onion Simpsons Simpsons article
Gulliver’s Travels Lilliputians: size and mannerisms Hyperbole Tone and Perspective Generalization Persona Irony Parody
Homework Submit the second draft of your senior research paper. Attach the first draft. The paper needs to be in MLA format with a correct heading, headers, title, citations, and Works Cited. Read Answer 5 Evaluate and Connect questions, 3 Recall and Interpret questions. Prepare a typed page on Symbolism on p 668 to share in groups. Read pgs Answer the Interpret, Evaluate and Connect questions.
READ “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” pgs in Reader’s Choice (LRA 3.7). WRITE one paragraph in your writer’s journal after reading “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” on the following prompt: Identify the mood Coleridge creates in this poem and how his use of figurative language, such as imagery, rhyme (rime), onomatopoeia, diction, ambiguity, personification, and/or alliteration, helps him to create this mood. Use specific examples from the poem to support your claim (LRA 3.3, 3.4; WA 2.2 a-e; WOELC ). READ “Meet Mary Shelley” and “Building Background” on pg 745 in Reader’s Choice (LRA 3.7). READ “Literary Elements” on pg 751 in Reader’s Choice and answer questions 1 and 2 (LRA 3.7; WA 2.2 a-e; WOELC ).