13. Give reasons for the rise of periodical literature during this period. 14. The humor of Addison “is that of a gentleman, in which the quickest sense of the ridiculous is constantly tempered by good nature and good breeding.... He preserves a look of demure serenity.... The mirth of Swift is the mirth of Mephistopheles.... Swift moves laughter, but never joins in it.” (Macaulay.) Compare the humor of Swift with that of Addison. Which of the two does Pope more closely resemble in humor? 15. “Fancy, provided she knows her place, is tolerated; but Imagination is kept at a distance.” (Saintsbury.) Show how far this statement applies to the poetry of this time. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION TIME-CHART OF THE CHIEF AUTHORS _The thick line shows the period of active literary work._ 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 | | | | | | | | | | |║[162] | ║ | | | | | | Thomson |........|║==============║ | | | | | | (1700–48) | | | | | | | | | | ║ | | ║ | ║ | | | | | Collins | ║......|........|.....║=========║ | | | | | (1721–59) | | | | | | | | | | | | ║ |║[163] ║| |║ | | | Gray |........|........|...║============║|........|║ | | | (1716–71) | | | |║ | | | | | | |║ | | | | |║ | ║ Cowper | |║.......|........|........|........|........|║=================║ (1731–1800) | | | | | | | | | | | | | ║ | | | ║[164]| ║ | Burns | | | | ║.|........|........|...║=========║ | (1759–96) | | | | | | | | | | | |║[165] | ║ |║ | | | | Richardson |........|........|║==========║.....|║ | | | | (1689–1761) | | | | | | | | | | | | ║ ║ |[166]║ | | | | | Fielding |........|........|.║====║=======║ | | | | |