This is a small matter, which was handled by Bopp in the way of simulating heroes and rendered into a satirical long poem that deliberately imitated the epic tradition. Here, Bao Puzhi's most admired subtle wit can be brought into full play.
The robbery (17 12) is an epic imitating a hero, based on a court event. This poem describes a young aristocrat who cut a lock of hair from the head of a court beauty, and its subplots involve the land god and the air spirit. Describing a small matter with a noble and gorgeous epic, Pope created a model of satirical literature.
For this work, the poet called it "a heroic comedy poem". This work makes a mild criticism of the boring life of British upper class. Pope's other poems include the satirical poem The Story of a Fool, the philosophical poem On Man and The Book with Dr Abu Si Nuo. In addition, Pope has compiled a collection of Shakespeare's plays.
Samuel johnson called it "the most concise, exquisite and enjoyable of all Pope's works".
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Pope uses "heroic couplets" in his poems. Many of his words and expressions are neat, concise and philosophical, and some poems have almost become aphorisms.
1725, he re-edited Shakespeare's works and made many changes with the standards of that time, which was criticized by scholars. He also wrote Epic of Fools, describing his critics as the darling of the Goddess of Fools. ?
In 1930s, he intended to write a masterpiece about the relationship between man, nature and society, but only completed a preface: On Man (1734). 1735, he wrote a letter to Dr. Abasi, satirizing those morally corrupt people who are in high positions and at large.
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations contains 2 12 incisive quotations from Pope's works. For example, "only a small amount of knowledge is dangerous", "everyone makes mistakes, which is hard to forgive" and "correct learning makes a person".
/kloc-Vikner Villa in the 20th century gave Pope a bad evaluation, thinking that his writing was too artificial, his rhythm was too rigid, and his satire was a bit inhuman.
But in the 20th century, his popularity began to increase again, and some poems such as Lost Hair and some satirical poems were called the highest realm of satirical poems. However, some poems, such as On Man, are generally considered to be not creative. His translations of Iliad and Epic of Fools have always been controversial.
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