Meaning of neo classical :
Realting to constituting revival or adoption of the classical epically in literature.
In the neo classical period there is so many writer as well as poet. Here I give you some brief introduction about Alexander pope.
ABOUT ALEXANDER POPE
Alexander pope :
He was a unique figure. In the first he was genration poet of a great nation to be sure poetry has limited in the eighteenth century there were few lyrics no drama or songs of nature considered.
was undisputed master.
Life of pope:
Pope was born in London in 1688 The year of revolution. His parents were both catholics who presently removed from London and settled in Banfield near the Windsor where the poet childhood pass. In a very early age he started write a poetry and record the fact with his usual vanity.
Education of Alexander pope
Pope received very little education in twyford school but browsed himself among english books and picked up smattering of classical.
When pope was only 16 years old he written his pastorals after some years he write "ESSAY ON CRITICISM " which made him famous with the publication of the "RAPE OF THE LOCK" pope name was known in all over England
Voltaire called him "THE BEST POET OF ENGLAND AND AT PRESENT, OF ALL THE WORLD"
WORKS OF ALEXANDER POPE
PASTORALS
ESSAY ON CRITICISM
ELOISE AND ABELARD
THE RAPE OF THE LOCK
TRANSLATION OF HOMOR
DUNCAID AND EPISTLES
ESSAY ON MAN
ABOUT ESSAY ON CRITICISM:
This essay sums up art of poetry taught first by horse then the bolieau and eighteenth century classicism. This work is written in heroic couplet
ABOUT RAPE OF THE LOCK
This is masterpiece of pope. This is epic poem. In this poem mannerisms of society are pictured in detail and also satirized with the delicate wit. This poem has five parts or we can call it cantos. The poem modeled after two foreign satires first is bolieaus le lu trin a satire on French clergy second is La secchia rapita a famous satire petty causes Italian wars. The RAPE OF THE LOCK has still worth reading for as an expression of artifical life of the age it is as perfect in its way as tamburlaine which reflects boundless ambition of elizabethens.
TRANSLATIONS OF POPE
Pope translated famous play humor. From Greek language he translated in the English language. Pope translated illiad & half of odyssey.
Essay on man
This essay known as best known and most quoted work of pope and when it is considered as essay it reduce it to plain prose the purpose of essay is in pope's words "to vindicate the ways of God to man"
And there is no unanswered problem in pope's philosophy the vindication as per factly accomplished in four poetical epistles concerning man relations to universe to himself to society to happiness. Some are well known lines when we summed up
All the nature but art unknown to thee All chance direction which thou canst see
All the partical evil universal good
And spite of pride, in erring reason's spite
This well known lines abound quotable lines of " essay of criticism"
Conclusion
When we look at the life of the Alexander pope we come across the fact that when the period of Neoclassical has started pope knew little of the world nature or the world of human heart. He was laking noble feeling and instinctively chose a lie when when the truth manifestly more advantages.he was becoming jealous. This jealous peevish, waspish little man become most famous poet of his age & acknowledged leader of english literature.
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