Neo Classicism 1650-1800

• Science can help understand nature
• Age of Enlightenment
• A lot of scientific discoveries were found due to the number of academies set up.
• Order, accuracy and Structure - trying to understand the world through science
• By finding a natural understanding of the world - people were more at ease religiously.
• Ended when Wordsworth wrote the romantic lyrical ballads.
• A relaxed period in England
• Starting point of the middle class
• More people becoming literate
• They tried to bring back the classical period but with more reason and thought.
• Paradise Lost - John Milton is one of the great works of this period.