THELITERATUREOFCLASSICAGE1.In1688,TheGloriousRevolutionbanishedtheRestorationofJamesⅡ.ThenewkingsignedTheBillofRightswithParliament.ThefileendowedtheParliament,whichwasonbehalfofthebenefitsofthemiddleclass,astherulerofthenationandgavethemtherighttodecidewhowastobeking.2.Inthesecondhalfofthe18thcentury,themiddleclassstruggledformorefreedomandtheIndustrialRevolutionbegan.Itwasaperiodofgrowingfortuneforthemiddleclassbutaintensifiedbasementfortheworkingclass.3.Theproletariatcameintobeingandtheconflictbetweenthecapitalandthepoorintensified.Therulingclassintensifiedtheirrule.Theromanticspiritwasgettingreadyforitsburst.4.ThecenturybelievedinGod,butitdidnotbelieveinformalreligionwithitstenetsofrevelationandsupernaturalelements.THELITERATUREOFCLASSICAGENeoclassicism新古典主义新古典主义是指西方在装饰和视觉艺术，文学，戏剧，音乐，建筑方面出现的新运动。在这个运动中，提倡借鉴西方古典文化艺术和文化（通常是古希腊和古罗马）。18世纪中期到19世纪盛行。新古典主义推崇理性，强调明晰、对称、节制、优雅，追求艺术形式的完美与和谐。Novel小说THELITERATUREOFCLASSICAGETheCharacteristicoftheClassicAgeLiteratureTHELITERATUREOFCLASSICAGEAlexanderPope(1688-1744)DanielDefoeJonathanSwift