Topicquestions:1.Whyisthe18thcenturycalledtheAgeofEnlightenment?The18thcenturyEnglandisknownastheAgeofEnlightenmentortheAgeofReason.(1)TheEnlightenmentMovementwasaprogressiveintellectualmovementwhichflourishedinFranceandsweptthroughthewholeWesternEurope。ThemovementwasafurtheranceoftheRenaissanceinthe15th&16thcenturies。(2)Itspurposewastoenlightenthewholeworldwiththelightofmodemphilosophicalandartisticideas。( 3 ) Englishenlightenersbelievedinthepowerofreason.Theyconsideredthatsocialproblemscouldbesolvedbyhumanintelligence.(4)TheEnlightenerscriticizeddifferentaspectsofcontemporaryEngland,discussedsociallifeaccordingtoamorereasonableprinciple。(5)TheEnlightenercelebratedreasonorration,equality,scienceandhumanbeings'abilitytoperfectthemselvesandtheirsociety.Theycalledforareferencetoorder,reasonandadvocateduniversaleducation.(6)FamousamongthegreatenlightenersinEnglandwerethosegreatwriterslikeJohnDryden,Alexanderpopeandsoon.2.CommentonAlexanderPopeandhiscontributionstoEnglishpoetry。AlexanderPopeisthegreatestpoetoftheAugustanage , bestknownforhissatiricalverseandforhistranslationofHomer。HismajorworksareEssayonCriticism,EssayonMan,TheRapeoftheLock。Hewassoperfectinheroiccoupletsthatnoonecanapproachhim.Andinthefieldofsatiricanddidacticverse , hewastheundisputedmaster。Hepopularizedtheneo—classicalliterarytradition。HewasoneoftheearlyrepresentativesoftheEnlightenmentwhointroducedintoEnglishculturethespiritofrationalismandgreaterinterestinthehumanworld 。 Herepresentedthehighestgloryandauthorityinmattersofliteraryartandmadegreatcontributionstothetheoryandpracticeofprosody.3.WhatdoyoufindadmirableinRobinsonCrusoe?Discussbrieflysomeofhistraits。RobinsonCrusoedevelopedfromanaiveandartlessyouthintoacleverandhardenedman,temperedbynumeroustrialsinthiseventfullife。Hesuccessfullystruggledaloneagainstthepitilessforcesofnatureonalonelyisland.Heisarealhero,andthebestqualitiesofhischaracterareshowntothefull:hismarvelouscapacityforwork,hisboundlesse...