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Alexander pope
II. Alexander pope
清华水木1. 一般识记His life & career折纸图片
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English poet & satirist，born in London，England，May 21，1688，died in Twickenham，England May 30，1744.
未来寄语
街舞音乐舞曲大全嗨曲Pope is one of the fore-most satirists in world literature as well as a great poet. He wrote witty & polished vers ridiculing the behavior of his day. Pope’s mock-heroic poem The Rape of the Lock is one of the finest examples of English comic ver. He made his name as a great poet with the publication of An Essay on Criticism in 1711. His Dunciad is a scathing attack on dullness & pedantry in literature. He also compod ver essays on philosophy，literature，& criticism. In An Essay on Man，he brilliantly expresd the philosophical trends & concepts of his age.
2. 识记Pope’s literally outlook
As a reprentative of the Enlightenment，Pope was one of the first to introduce rationalism to England. He was the greatest poet of his time. He strongly advocated neoclassicism，emphasizing that literary works should be judged by classical rules of order，reason，logic，restrained emotion，good taste & decorum. According to Pope，almost every genre of literature should have some fixed laws & rules. Pro should be preci，direct，smooth & flexible，Poetry should be lyrical，epical，didactic，satiric or dramatic，& drama should be written in the Heroic Couplets (iambic pentameter rhymed in two lines); the three unities of time，space & action should be strictly obrved; regularity in construction should be adhered to，& type characters rather than individuals should be reprented.
3. 识记His major works
安徽金寨县1) The Rape of the Lock
什么是超文本A delightful burlesque of epic poetry，it ridicules the manners of the English nobility. The poem is bad on an actual incident in which a young nobleman stole a lock of a lady’s hair.
2) An Essay on Criticism
His first important work，An Essay on Criticism was a long didactic poem in heroic couplets. In this work，he reflected the neo-classical spirit of the times by advocating good taste，common n & the adherence to classical rules in writing & criticism. The whole poem is written in a plain style，hardly containing any imagery or eloquence &therefore makes easy reading.
3) The Dunciad
Generally conside red Pope’s best satiric work，The Dunciad goes deep in meaning & works at many levels. Its satire is directed at Dullness in general，& in the cour of it all the literary men of the age. Poets mainly who had made Pope’s enemies，are held up to ridicule. But the poem is not confined to personal attack.
Dullness as reflected in the corruptness of government，social morals，education & even religion，is expertly expod & satirized.
4. 领会His language style
Pope’s works are still enjoyed for their sp arkling wit，good n & charm of expression. After Shakespeare，he is the most widely quoted poet in English literature. He worked
painstakingly on his poems，developed a satiric，conci，smooth，graceful &well-balanced style.
5. 应用Selected Readings美图美女
An Excerpt from Part 2 of An Essay on Criticism.
An Essay on Criticism is a didactic poem written in heroic couplets. It consists of 744 lines &is divided into three parts. It sums up the art of poetry as up held & practiced by the ancients like Aristotle，Horace，Boileau，etc. & the eighteenth century European classicists.
In Part 2，Pope advis the critics not to stress too much the artificial u of conceit or the external beauty of language but to pay special attention to True wit which is best t in a plain style.
