36. Dryden Flashcards
(54-55) (10 cards)
Whose models are used for satire? What are the characteristics of these models?
Horace and Juvenile. These are about mockery for follies, vices and preoccupations of the day.
Recall the date of Neoclassical age.
From 1670s, for 60-70 years.
What are the restoration satire types?
Very general
Highly specific with allusions to real figures (political, society).
Who’s the main figure of Augustan poetry?
Dryden.
Who was the Poet Laureate?
Dryden.
What does Dryden often mentions?
The issues of religion and politics.
Through what did Dryden achieve success?
Through tragedy, tragi-comedy and comedy.
What did he write?
He wrote heroic couplets, blank verse. He experimented.
What happens to satire? How does it change?
It loses its venom, heroic couplets get gentler and humorous.
What is Butler known for? How did he gain popularity? How did he impact satire?
He wrote a long satirical poem “Hudibras” and quickly gained popularity. He sets the tone for the following satire.
