亚历山大·蒲柏.ppt

An Essay on Criticism ---Alexander Pope
Course: English Poetry
Student: Sui Yanying
Professor: Wang Liya
Date: 29th,
Pope was an outstanding enlightener and the greatest English poet of the classical school in the first half of the 18th century. He was a master in the art of poetry and was certainly the greatest in his stage. It was Pope that carried heroic couplet to its last stage of perfection.
Born: 21 May 1688
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 30 May 1744
Best Known As: Author of 1733's
An Essay on Man
An Essay on Criticism
An Essay on Criticism was the first major poem written by Alexander Pope. It is a didactic poem written in heroic couplets. It consists of 744 lines and is divided into three parts. It is primarily concerned with how writers and critics behave in the new merce of Pope's contemporary age. The poem covers a range of good criticism and advice. It also represents many of the chief literary ideals of Pope's age.
The three parts of An Essay on Criticism
I. General qualities needed by the critic (1-200) :
The poet first laments the dearth of true taste in poetic criticism of his day and calls on people to turn to the old Greek and Roman writers for guidance.
II. Particular laws for the critic (201-559):
After a detailed account of the various problems in literary criticism, he offers his own ideas and presents the classical rules.
III. The ideal character of the critic (560-744):
At the end of the poem, he also traces the history of literary criticism from Aristotle down to Boileau and mon.
But as the slightest sketch, if justly traced,
Is by ill colouring but the more disgraced,
So by false learning is good sense defaced;
Some are bewildered in the maze of schools,
And some made bs Nature meant but fools.
the most simple
素描
draw
even if
ugly
incorrect
used as a verb
glimmering light and seeds of judgement
thought or criticism
superficial pretenders
Paraphrase:
But just as the most simple sketch, even if it