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enlightenment

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Contexto: "Gothic literature emerged in the late 18th century as a reaction to the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. Gothic literature is characterized by its dark, mysterious, and supernatural elements, as well as its use of horror and terror to elicit emotional responses from readers."
Fonte: Waham, J. (2023). The Art of Gothic Literature: An Analysis of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, v.6, n.2, p.2.

Termo equivalente: iluminismo

Definição: "The Enlightenment, often referred to as ‘The Age of Reason’, is sometimes periodised by French historians as the years 1715, the death of Louis XIV, and 1789, the start of the French Revolution."
Fonte: Peters, M. A. (2018). The enlightenment and its critics. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 51(9), 886–894. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2018.1537832

Definição em português: "O Iluminismo, conhecido como ‘A Era da Razão’, é periodizado por historiadores franceses entre os anos de 1715, com a morte de Louis XIV, e 1789, o começo da Revolução Francesa."