Question

Who called the eighteenth century the age of prose and reason?

Answer 1

Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold stated that the eighteenth century was the age of 'prose & reason'. It is called so because no good poetry was written at that age and poetry itself became 'prosaic'.

Answer 2

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Metthew Arnold stated that the nineteenth century was the age of ' prose and reason '.
because no good poetry was written at that time and poetry has itself became 'prosaic '. with the arrival of romantism the prose came to a higher level .

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