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  1. Western Literature

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    The 18th century prioritized clarity, structure, and didactic purpose. Literature became a tool for social critique and the establishment of universal moral laws. Epistemological certainty drove narrative structure; novels tended to be highly linear, reflecting the Newtonian clockwork universe.
    The rise of the novel, particularly in …