Tuesday, March 8 Social Media Projects are graded, they were all really good! Journalistic Essay and Birth of the Modern Novel Homework: Read Book 4, pages Work on Hamlet essay
“A little learning is a dangerous thing.” - Alexander Pope Enlightenment Literature
Journalistic Essay New literary genre Social criticism Middle class audience London’s population and literacy rate Prose essays and editorials published in magazines and daily newspapers Tatler and Spectator Shift from poetic prose to more informal prose Like conversations in salons and cafés
Birth of the Modern Novel Robinson Crusoe (1719) by Daniel Defoe Based on actual experience Appealed to same audience as journalistic essay
The Adventures of a Shilling By Joseph Addison Read and then write a journal response. If you need some guidance, try to answer this question: What can Addison’s essay tell us about the Enlightenment?