Essay on Poetry
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Essay on Poetry is a critical and reflective poem by John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, that articulates principles of poetic composition and taste in the late 17th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Essay on Poetry canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
critical poem
ⓘ
didactic poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| addresses |
critics
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poets ⓘ readers of poetry ⓘ |
| author | John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 17th century ⓘ |
| discusses |
balance between nature and rules
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criteria for good poetry ⓘ faults of contemporary poets ⓘ proper use of learning in poetry ⓘ role of judgment in writing ⓘ |
| form | verse essay ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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poetry ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | heroic couplets ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | aristocratic view of taste ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alexander Pope
ⓘ
An Essay on Criticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
ⓘ
Horace ⓘ classical poetics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Restoration literature ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | minor classic of English neoclassical criticism ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
An Essay on Criticism
ⓘ
Ars Poetica ⓘ |
| setInContextOf | late 17th-century English literary debates ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
principles of poetic criticism
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the art of poetry ⓘ |
| theme |
criticism of bad poets
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decorum in poetry ⓘ imitation of classical models ⓘ judgment and taste in literature ⓘ poetic composition ⓘ poetic taste ⓘ relationship between nature and art ⓘ rules of poetry ⓘ use of wit in poetry ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby