Dryden as a Satirist Introduction: Dryden is one of the greatest English satirists. He is the first practitioner of classical satire which after him was to remain in vogue for about one hundred and fifty years. From the very beginning of his literary career Dryden evinced a sharp satiric bent. He translated some of the satires of the Roman writer Persius when he was only a pupil at Westminster. Further‚ in his comedies he produced numerous passages of sparkling satire. He keenly studied the satirical
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sets forth the true end of satire as “amendment of vices by correction”. To Alexander Pope‚ another great satirist‚ it is a sacred weapon in truth’s defence; and it heals with morals what it hurts with wit. We may safely assume that satire is a mixture of laughter and rebuke. Satire implies an accepted norm of behaviour‚ the departure from which calls forth criticism. In all the great satirists like Swift‚ Pope and Horace‚ there is always present the fire of indignation which burns away human foibles
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major need for social and political reform. Satirists would often criticize English life through their literature. Two of the most important satirists of this period were Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope. Jonathan Swift was an irish writer who lived in England‚ and is best known for his piece‚ Gulliver’s Travels. Alexander Pope was a catholic and it can be argued that his most well known piece is the poem The Rape of the Lock. Although Swift and Pope had opposed writing styles‚ both of them demonstrated
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(1749) * Asst. Prof. Harish Subhash Ghodekar October ‚ 2011 * Dept. of English‚ Shri P.D. Jain Arts Sr. College‚ Ansing. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was the dominant literary figure of his age. Dr. Johnson was the greatest man of letters between Pope and Wordsworth‚ born in Lichfield in 1709‚ “Poet‚ critic‚ essayist‚ journalist‚ editor‚ and great literary personality‚ Johnson was one of the professional men of letters in England”.1 It was in 1737‚ Johnson went to London and settled there. He
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Victorian Age The beginning of the Victorian Period is dated sometimes as 1832 (the passage of the first Reform Bill) and sometimes as 1837 (the accession of Queen Victoria). It extends to the death of Victoria in 1901. But when we refer the history book of W. J. Long and literary terms of M. H. Abraham‚ we find that the period between 1850 -1900 is regarded as the Victorian Period‚ which is also known as the Age of Compromise and the Age of Peace and Prosperity. When Victoria came on the
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took the privilege to study of human behavior. Addison was the only critic who knew the best how to ridicule anybody without causing a wound. Through his mild satire he tries to correct the society. Thought his contemporaries like Pope‚ Dryden and Defoe were also satirist‚ but they were personal in their satire. For example: Pope’s Rape of the Lock and Dunciad; another instance of personal satire is Dryden’s Absalom and Acidophil. But like them Addison does not satirizes anything that is a serious
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A little Learning is a Dangerous Thing: Origin and Meaning The source most often quoted as the origin of these words‚ is part of poem written by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) in his “Essay on Criticism” “A little learning is a dang’rous thing; Drink deep‚ or taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain‚ And drinking largely sobers us again. Fir’d at first sight with what the Muse imparts‚ In fearless youth we tempt the heights of Arts‚ While from the bounded
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“Satire is a sort of glass‚ wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own” (Swift). Jonathan Swift‚ a satirical writer during the eighteenth century‚ made an excellent metaphor revealing that satire is written in such a way that the author exposes only what they want the reader to know. This same metaphor reigns true even today in modern satirical writing within the structure‚ tone‚ and what the writings are used for; dependent upon the point of view‚ I personally choose
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satire predominates in the work of Alexander pope. At a casual glance we can judge that the most of his work is satire on society. Satire is a way to criticize and condemn society for its evils. In fact it is a reaction to the moral indignation. Satire is a cynic way of depicting society. Dryden says that a satirist is no mere enemy of the offender than a physician to the patient. He prescribes the harsh remedies of inveterate diseases. Alexander Pope presented his age particularly social life of
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Michelangelo worked Cesena’s face into the scene as Minos‚ judge of the underworld (far bottom-right corner of the painting) with Donkey ears {i.e. foolishness} while his nudity is covered by a coiled snake. It is said that when Cesena complained to the Pope‚ the pontiff joked that his jurisdiction did not extend to hell‚ so the portrait would have to remain. The genitalia in the fresco were covered 24 years later (when the Council of Trent condemned nudity in religious art) by the artist Daniele da Volterra
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