Political Satire in English Poetry
Political Satire in English Poetry
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Charles II heralded a flood of French fashions, and among them the imitation of the polished French style of writing, just about to reach its zenith under the Roi Soleil. For some such movement English literature was ready ; the gorgeous and rather lawless originality of the dramatic era had been written out. Englishmen were not the full-blooded race they had been, freshly awakened to their new world, nor was there any longer the single audience of noble and 'prentice. That national solidarity ...had vanished even before the Civil War. So too the schools of far-fetched " wit " were dying down ; their agonized search for originality had too often found obscure bathos. Men wanted something perspicuous and correct, to which they could subscribe in their sober senses. Imagination, so much abused, was at a certain discount. Now French literature was admirably adapted to be a model for purveyors to the new taste, and that especially on its more satiric side. French delicacy and finesse and that douce 76 DEVELOPMENT OF PARTY-SATIRE [ch.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Charles II heralded a flood of French fashions, and among them the imitation of the polished French style of writing, just about to reach its zenith under the Roi Soleil. For some such movement English literature was ready ; the gorgeous and rather lawless originality of the dramatic era had been written out. Englishmen were not the full-blooded race they had been, freshly awakened to their new world, nor was there any longer the single audience of noble and 'prentice. That national solidarity ...had vanished even before the Civil War. So too the schools of far-fetched " wit " were dying down ; their agonized search for originality had too often found obscure bathos. Men wanted something perspicuous and correct, to which they could subscribe in their sober senses. Imagination, so much abused, was at a certain discount. Now French literature was admirably adapted to be a model for purveyors to the new taste, and that especially on its more satiric side. French delicacy and finesse and that douce 76 DEVELOPMENT OF PARTY-SATIRE [ch.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by C W Charles William Previt Orton to read onlineMoreLess
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