Epistle to Burlington
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Epistle to Burlington is a poetic letter by Alexander Pope that critiques bad taste in architecture and promotes aesthetic and moral principles in building and landscape design.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
didactic poem
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poem ⓘ verse epistle ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| addresseeRole | patron of architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
country house culture in 18th-century England
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debates on Palladian architecture ⓘ |
| author | Alexander Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
bad taste in architecture
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ostentatious building ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic literature
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poetry ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Georgian Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
18th-century discourse on taste
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theories of landscape gardening ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian ideas of decorum
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classical aesthetics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | heroic couplets ⓘ |
| literarySeries | Moral Essays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
didactic address
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moral exhortation ⓘ satirical portraiture ⓘ |
| mentions |
architectural patrons
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country houses ⓘ gardens ⓘ |
| movement |
Augustan literature
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Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| partOf | Pope's series of epistles on taste and morals ⓘ |
| promotes |
aesthetic principles in architecture
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harmony with the natural landscape ⓘ moral principles in building ⓘ simplicity in design ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| theme |
aesthetics
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architecture ⓘ critique of bad taste ⓘ harmony between buildings and nature ⓘ landscape design ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ relationship between wealth and taste ⓘ social responsibility of the rich ⓘ taste ⓘ |
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