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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).   
In literary history, the Restoration is also considered a literary period. 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).   
 
 
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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).


Mostly harmless.






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/.  
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.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Restoration Literature.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1998, https://www.britannica.com/art/Restoration-literature.

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In literary history, the Restoration is also considered a literary period. 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).

Mostly harmless.


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/.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Restoration Literature.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1998, https://www.britannica.com/art/Restoration-literature.