János Barcsák, Márta Pellérdi

English literature 1660-1900


The Main Tenets of Neo-Classical Thought

From a modern point of view the most striking feature of neo-classical aesthetics is, as has been said, the assumption that rules govern the arts. Conditioned by our fundamentally Romantic education, we tend to think of artistic creation as the work of a genius which is directly antithetical to rules, as something that is the product of an entirely free and spontaneous creative impulse which endures no limitation. If, however, we examine the neo-classical principle of the rules more closely, we will realize that it does not after all contradict these Romantic assumptions. The rules for the neo-classical poet (that is, for the best ones) are not to be followed because some critic said that they should be followed, but because the main task of poetry is to imitate nature and nature itself is governed by rules. As Pope puts it in the Essay on Criticism:

English literature 1660-1900

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Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2018

ISBN: 978 963 454 261 2

A history of the English literature is presented here, with a scope on the years 1660 to 1900. The book is written in three main parts; beginning with the Restoration Period of the 17th century, followed by the first, and second halves of the 18th century. Thus, a sequential development of literary genres is presented, with explorations of the key figures and texts which drove these. The book also synthesises the historical, cultural and sociological background which gave rise to this literature, and allows the reader to effectively contextualise these.

Hivatkozás: https://mersz.hu/barcsak-pellerdi-english-literature-1660-1900//

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