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European literature of the 18th century refers to literature (poetry, drama, satire, essays, and novels) produced in Europe during this period. The 18th century saw the development of the modern novel as literary genre, in fact many candidates for the first novel in English date from this period, of which Daniel Defoe 's 1719 Robinson Crusoe is ...
This category has the following 92 subcategories, out of 92 total. 18th century in Europe by city (38 C) 18th-century crimes in Europe (13 C) 18th-century disasters in Europe (14 C) 18th-century elections in Europe (4 C, 30 P) 18th-century European people (8 C, 1 P)
Long eighteenth century. The long 18th century is a phrase used by many British historians to cover a more natural historical period than the simple use of the standard calendar definition. They expand the century to include larger British and Western European historical movements, with their subsequent "long" 18th century typically running ...
During the 18th century, enlightened literary movements such as the Arcádia Lusitana (lasting from 1756 until 1776, then replaced by the Nova Arcádia in 1790 until 1794) surfaced in the academic medium, in particular involving former students of the University of Coimbra. A distinct member of this group was the poet Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage
Deism. Deism, the religious attitude typical of the Enlightenment, especially in France and England, holds that the only way the existence of God can be proven is to combine the application of reason with observation of the world. [1] A Deist is defined as "One who believes in the existence of a God or Supreme Being but denies revealed religion ...
The women's sack-back gowns and the men's coats over long waistcoats are characteristic of this period. Fashion in the years 1750–1775 in European countries and the colonial Americas was characterised by greater abundance, elaboration and intricacy in clothing designs, loved by the Rococo artistic trends of the period.
Europe. Britain. In a friendly keyboard contest in Rome between Handel and Domenico Scarlatti, the result is a draw – Handel being the winner on the organ and Scarlatti on the harpsichord. Go to Handel, George Frideric (1685–1759) in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 rev ed.)
