Politeness and Poetry in the Age of PopeInterest in politeness in the eighteenth century is shown to reflect anxiety about social change and indicate a search for guidelines in a newly commercialized society. Evident is the dilemma of poets such as Parnell, Prior, Swift, Gay, and Pope. |
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... satire would lose its cutting edge in the new conditions . One poet wrote complacently : We , like Menander , more discreetly dare , And well - bred Satire wears a milder air.4 40 The new politicization itself increased the demand for ...
... satire would lose its cutting edge in the new conditions . One poet wrote complacently : We , like Menander , more discreetly dare , And well - bred Satire wears a milder air.4 40 The new politicization itself increased the demand for ...
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... Satires , " Dialogue 2. 248-53 , p . 703 ) There is no doubting Pope's real political and social pessimism at this ... Satire increasingly now involves engagement not only with vulgarity but also with real moral evil . In the " Epistle ...
... Satires , " Dialogue 2. 248-53 , p . 703 ) There is no doubting Pope's real political and social pessimism at this ... Satire increasingly now involves engagement not only with vulgarity but also with real moral evil . In the " Epistle ...
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... Satire , third ( Donne ) , 64–65 Scots Magazine , 25 Scriblerus Club , 43 , 55 , 56 Sennet , Richard , 99 Sentiment ... Satires , " 103 ; " A Pas- toral Dialogue Between Richmond- Lodge and Marble - Hill , " 104 ; Polite Conversation ...
... Satire , third ( Donne ) , 64–65 Scots Magazine , 25 Scriblerus Club , 43 , 55 , 56 Sennet , Richard , 99 Sentiment ... Satires , " 103 ; " A Pas- toral Dialogue Between Richmond- Lodge and Marble - Hill , " 104 ; Polite Conversation ...
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