Temple–Bentley controversy
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The Temple–Bentley controversy was a late 17th-century scholarly dispute over the authenticity and dating of classical texts that became a focal point in the broader quarrel between Ancients and Moderns in English literary culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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literary controversy ⓘ scholarly dispute ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| describedBySource | essays and pamphlets published in late 17th-century England ⓘ |
| facetOf | English literary culture ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
classical scholarship
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literary criticism ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| genre |
intellectual debate
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pamphlet war ⓘ |
| hasCause |
William Temple’s defense of the superiority of the Ancients
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disagreement over the value of ancient versus modern learning ⓘ |
| hasContext |
emergence of critical methods in classical studies
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rise of modern philology ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased attention to textual criticism of classical authors
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intensification of the Ancients versus Moderns debate in England ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Richard Bentley
NERFINISHED
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William Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ supporters of the Ancients ⓘ supporters of the Moderns ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Restoration and post-Restoration England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | England ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
authenticity of classical texts
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dating of classical texts ⓘ |
| opposedBy | advocates of uncritical admiration of classical antiquity ⓘ |
| partOf | Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | late 17th century ⓘ |
| startTime | 1690s ⓘ |
| supportedBy | proponents of rigorous textual analysis of ancient texts ⓘ |
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