World history/WHME101/Enlightenment/Dream of progress

Reading

Read the below article. As you do so, consider the following questions:

• What developments were there in the Arts during the Enlightenment period?

• How was the Enlightenment reflected in literature?

• Who were some key Enlightenment philosophers?

Hackett Lewis, 'The European Dream of Progress and Enlightenment', 1992.