Contexts for Unseen Flashcards
1
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1500-1650s
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Renaissance:
Intellectual rebirth, revival of wisdom, creativity and curiosity.
2
Q
1625-1649
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Cavalier (supporting King Charles I) vs Roundheads (supporting Parliament).
3
Q
1649-1660
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Puritan era.
4
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1760-1840
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Industrial Revolution.
5
Q
1798-1870
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The Romantic Period.
6
Q
1837-1901
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Victorian era:
Strict and traditional upon relationships and intimacy.
7
Q
1910-1965
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Modernism:
Conscious intention to overturn traditional ways. Express new sensibilities according to current time.
8
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1965-Today
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Post-Modernism:
Metafiction, paradox, fragmentation, unreliable narrators…
rejects ultimate truth and emphasises diversity of human experience with multiple perspectives.
