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Unilorin Post-UTME Literature in English 2024 (Model questions) Question 6

Question 6

Literary History

Which literary period is primarily characterized by a return to classical models, emphasis on reason, order, and wit, and often satirical social commentary?

  1. A.Romanticism
  2. B.Renaissance
  3. C.Neoclassicism
  4. D.Modernism
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Answer: C (Neoclassicism)

Explanation

Neoclassicism (about 1660 to 1798, e.g. Pope and Dryden) imitated Greek and Roman models and valued reason, order, wit and satire.