ENGC36H3 Lecture : lecture 1
Document Summary
Prior to this period only the highly educated had access to printed material. Now more than upper classes were entering the conversation. Looking at material that came out in 1660 - 1820 (40) Chaotic because of the shift in power/ stratification. Response - critical look at one of the pieces thus far. Neoclassic - not just upper classes were reading and writing, creating new dichotomies. Classics - need to know the foundation of literature (i. e. plato, aristotle, etc. ) Modernist - didn"t know the classics, but interesting because they had more relevant perspectives. Referred to as brilliant by their own because everything and anything was considered modern and relevant. Women were lumped with prostitutes for wanting to write - inappropriate. Shouldn"t congregate in public, man"s sphere to discuss ideas. Men"s and women"s bodies were pretty much the same functionally, but men were considered better.
