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It was the age of enlightenment ,when there were a lot of inventions and a feudal system was broken down. Poets showed their learning in the verses they wrote and knowledge was surfacing in the eighteenth century.
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The 18th century was termed as the age of prose and reason by historian Thomas Carlyle. He used this expression to describe the prevalence of rational thinking and literary works written in prose during this period, reflecting the enlightenment values and intellectual shifts of the time.
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∙ 13y agoWriter Matthew Arnold, in his essay 'The Study of Poetry' (1880) uses the phrase 'our age of prose and reason' when speaking of particular aspects of the eighteenth century.
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What was the reason that French could not succeed in India in the 18th century?
reason for which the french could not scceed in india in the 18th century
Why is the 18th Century called the century of lights?
The 18th century was called the century of lights because people began to want to use their reason and improve their intelligence.
How is the 18th century faith in reason in the Declaration of Independence?
no
Did pre 18th century rationalists accept the validity of reason?
No
What moverment emphasized reason over faith or tradition?
18th century Enlightenment
Why were there no women in the hulks in the 18th century?
The Reason for that wasbecause women didn't do many crimes
What is 18th century?
It is in the 1700's if they say in the 18th century.
What century comes first 17th or 18th?
The 17th century comes before the 18th.
Which 18th century German philosopher wrote Critique of Pure Reason?
Immanuel Kant (1724-1803)
Who was usman dan fodio?
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What would be the years for the 18th century?
The 18th Century is from 1700 to 1799.
Where melodrama started?
in the 18th century i think
