English Pindaric ode tradition
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The English Pindaric ode tradition is a flexible, irregularly structured poetic form inspired by the odes of Pindar and adapted by early modern English poets for elevated, often celebratory or reflective subjects.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ode form
ⓘ
poetic tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abraham Cowley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andrew Marvell NERFINISHED ⓘ John Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ John Milton NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ William Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Cowleyan ode
ⓘ
Horatian ode NERFINISHED ⓘ regular Pindaric ode ⓘ |
| criticalDebate |
accusations of formlessness
ⓘ
debates over classical fidelity ⓘ |
| developedIn | early modern England ⓘ |
| developedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
emotional intensity
ⓘ
metrical freedom ⓘ rhetorical elevation ⓘ stanzaic freedom ⓘ |
| evolvedInto | later Romantic ode experiments ⓘ |
| hasForm | irregular ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
flexible
ⓘ
loosely patterned ⓘ non-strophic ⓘ |
| historicalPhase |
18th-century English poetry
ⓘ
Augustan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ Restoration literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Renaissance humanism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
classical reception ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Pindar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pindaric ode ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
English lyric poetry
ⓘ
English occasional verse ⓘ |
| typicalFeatures |
apostrophe
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complex syntax ⓘ extended simile ⓘ irregular line lengths ⓘ mythological allusion ⓘ shifts in tone ⓘ variable rhyme schemes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
celebratory subjects
ⓘ
elevated subjects ⓘ philosophical reflection ⓘ political celebration ⓘ public occasions ⓘ reflective subjects ⓘ religious meditation ⓘ |
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