 In all phases of the quarrel, all parties agreed that Antiquity should be admired and at no time was the makeup of the Greco-Roman canon put into question. Ancient literature was the core of boys’ education in Ancien Régime France and it remained the standard for French intellectuals until the end of the eighteenth century, in spite of popular new developments in the novel and theater. After the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns, Enlightenment writers reconciled both sides by recognizing scientific innovations and improvements in lifestyle without losing their desire to imitate ancient literary forms or admire the grandeur of ancient heroes.