Alexander Pope the epitome of English Neoclassicism the most important English poet in the first half of the 18th century a leading literary critic
Alexander Pope ❖ the epitome of English Neoclassicism ❖ the most important English poet in the first half of the 18th century ❖ a leading literary critic
One of the most quoted poets in the English language Established himself as a master of the heroic couplet in his“Essay on Criticism
❖ One of the most quoted poets in the English language ❖ Established himself as a master of the heroic couplet in his “Essay on Criticism
Heroic couplet a rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter It is Chaucer who used it for the first time in English in his work The Legend of Good Woman
Heroic couplet ❖ a rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter ❖ It is Chaucer who used it for the first time in English in his work The Legend of Good Woman
(Major work:An Essay on Criticism A didactic poem in heroic couplet A manifesto of English neo-classicism as Pope put forward his aesthetic theories in it A comprehensive study of theories of literary criticism
Major work: An Essay on Criticism ❖ A didactic poem in heroic couplet ❖ A manifesto of English neo-classicism as Pope put forward his aesthetic theories in it ❖ A comprehensive study of theories of literary criticism
Quotations Whatever IS,is RIGHT. 冬存在即合理。 A little learning is a dangerous thing. ÷浅尝辄止最危险
Quotations ❖ Whatever IS, is RIGHT. ❖ 存在即合理。 ❖ A little learning is a dangerous thing. ❖ 浅尝辄止最危险