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...
