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In literary history, the Restoration is also considered a special epoch of literature. Beginning in 1660 (natch) and ending in 1689 (with the "Glorious" Revolution) or in 1700 (with the death of John Dryden and the end of the century) or in 1714 (the death of the last Stuart).
All literary texts published between 1660 (natch) and 1685 (death of Charles II), or 1689 ("Glorious" Revolution), or 1700 (the death of John Dryden and the end of the century), or 1714 (the death of the last Stuart). Mostly harmless.
 
 
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Satire in particular became the “medium of serious and open protest against real or supposed erroneous developments in politics and society“ (Fabian, Bernhard and Weiß 91).
 
 
 
 
Fabian, Bernhard, and Wolfgang Weiß. “Die Englische Literatur.” Open Access LMU, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 1 Jan. 1991, https://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/5298/.
 
Harol, Corrinne. “1688: Literature, Politics, and the Long Restoration.” Restoration: Studies in English Literary Culture, 1660-1700, vol. 39, no. 1/2, 2015, pp. 5–16. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43664701. Accessed 10 Jan. 2023.
 
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Restoration Literature.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1998, https://www.britannica.com/art/Restoration-literature.

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All literary texts published between 1660 (natch) and 1685 (death of Charles II), or 1689 ("Glorious" Revolution), or 1700 (the death of John Dryden and the end of the century), or 1714 (the death of the last Stuart). Mostly harmless.