Cracker Belin

civilité in general. Taste The modernization of literature proceeded slowly to 1630, then gained momentum until 1660, when it dominated the landscape THE CLASSICAL AGE 83 unchallenged for two decades before a more restive generation caused cracks to appear in the smooth façade of classicism. Along the way, it absorbed a number of more popular, or at least less regimented elements. Theatre, which had begun as a popular amusement, became a fashionable entertainment, and the novel, which had