Mariam Hashmi
Mrs. Bourgoin
AP English
October 28, 2014
Annotated Bibliography
“Neoclassicism: An Introduction.” The Victorian Web. The Victorian Web, 11 Nov. 2011. Web. 28
Oct. 2014.
This site is useful for the reasons that it not only describes what the NeoClassical age is, but also the
goings ons of the era and how it came to be. The Victorian Web educates readers that the Neoclassical
age is divided into three relatively coherent parts: the Restoration Age (1660-1700), the Augustan Age
(1700-1750), and the Age of Johnson(1750-1798). Crucially, the Neoclassical age represented a reaction
against the optimistic, exuberant, and enthusiastic Renaissance view of man as a being fundamentally
good and possessed of an infinite potential for spiritual and intellectual growth. Neoclassical theorists, by
contrast, saw man as an imperfect being, inherently sinful, whose potential was limited. Simply, emotion
was replaced by intellect.
http://www.victorianweb.org/previctorian/nc/ncintro.html
Conversi, Leonard W. “Tragedy; Neoclassical theory.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia
Britannica, 20 Feb. 2014. Web. 28 Oct. 2014.
The Encyclopædia Britannica also goes over the history of the Neoclassical Age. However, this site
reviews the Neoclassical age in a way that it link greek philosophers the this time period. “In the
Neoclassical period Aristotle’s reasonableness was replaced by rationality, and his moral ambiguity by
the mechanics of ‘poetic justice.’” Farther into this article, the other presents Neoclassical literature and
other works of art by famous authors in a comparative manner.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/601884/tragedy/51135/Neoclassical-theory
Danielle Krongauz
Mrs. Bourgoin
Ap Literature and Composition
November 2 2014
Annotated Bibliography
"Introduction to Neoclassisism." Introduction to Neoclassisism. Brooklyn College, 17 Aug.
2000. Web. 02 Nov. 2014. <http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/neocl.html>.
This site is useful (and reliable because it is a website for an academic institution) because it give
a concise overview of the hallmarks of the Neoclassical Era, a total of five possible tenets. It
explains how the Neoclassical Era was based off of Classical (Greek and Roman) ideals and
called for the focus of humankind as a whole, not as individuals. It therefore focused on human
characteristics as a whole rather than individually. The Neoclassical era professed that human
nature is imperfect, and that caused all aspirations to be limited. This was done under the idea
that because we are imperfect, our aims should be sensible because anything grander would not
succeed due to the limitations of humans. The Neoclassial age treasured reason over emotion.
There was constant pressure and belief that humans should bend and conform to social norms.
"Introductory Lecture on the Neoclassical Period in English Literature."Introductory Lecture on
the Neoclassical Period in English Literature. Winthrop University, n.d. Web. 02 Nov. 2014.
<http://faculty.winthrop.edu/kosterj/engl201/neoclassical.htm>.
This source is important, and like the previous an academic website, because not only does it
give other tenets and hallmarks of the Neoclassical Era, but it also mentions the historical context
that brought about the change in thought. It focuses on the Neoclassical age of Britain. It wa the
age of complacency and luxury. The British felt invincible in politics, which led to an
assumption of their moral and intellectual supremacy. During the Neoclassical Age, there was a
rise of the middle class, who sought to prove they had ‘good taste’. Men went in herds to coffee
houses in the City of London to discuss the latest periodicals, while women organized elaborate
rituals for drinking that expensive, bitter new imported beverages. It was also the age of wit,
where quick and sharp commentary was valued in literary works. Although it was the Age of
Reason, this pursuit of knowledge was used to explain Divine occurrences in the Bible, an aspect
that leaked into the literature of the day. It wa the pursuit of rational explanation for occurrences
that seemed mystical or unexplainable.
Sarah Wokurka
AP Enlgish
Period 0-1
2 November 2014
Annotated Bibliography
Buchel, Brad. "Art Education - Art Movement - Neoclassicism." Art Education - Art Movement Neoclassicism. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Nov. 2014.
I found this source to be vital in defining the neoclassical era because it tells the ways
that the neoclassical era started. Such as the fact that neoclassicism was created to replace the
baroque era, and because of the inspiration of the discovery of ancient artifacts at the ruins of
Herculaneum and Pompeii. The article also tells how important the “movement” was in locations
such as France, and how even Napoleon himself encouraged the neoclassic because of their
patriotic messages and solid figures. These are important aspects to take into consideration when
studying the neoclassical era, because it demonstrates the power of the neoclassic era and how
quickly it came to be.
http://www.arteducation.com.au/art-movements/neoclassicism.php
"Neo-Classicism Artists." Neo-Classicism. Art in the Picture, n.d. Web. 02 Nov. 2014.
This source is important because it educates on just how “classic” the neoclassic artists
were. It tells readers that the art was never just created from the start, it still adds some sort of the
same traditional aspects in each piece. The era implies confidence in said traditions, along with
being highly self aware. The source also includes that the neoclassical era was so traditionally
based due to the desire to once again be pure after the baroque and Rocco styles. Te article
continues on to telling the impact of the era had on its popular locations, such as France, until it's
demise in the mid 19th century.
http://www.artinthepicture.com/styles/Neo-Classicism/