ENGL 3502 Study Guide - James Francis Edward Stuart, Israelites, Jonathan Swift
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James ii leaves his thrown to james edward. 1715: james edward stuart tries to invade scotland. 1764: mozart visited england to perform, he was 8 years old. 18th century artist should not be personal: poetry is not very popular, most poets are male, publishes mostly easy reads that everyone can understand, example: dylan thomas (poet, fancy and imagination should always be controlled. Johnson poet must concern himself not with the individual, but with the species". Pope (wrote an epipath) 18th century is impersonal, lack of curiosity about other people, sense of refinement, you don"t want to sound poetic, don"t use common language. Juvenal not exposing, but attacking follies and flaws in society. Born in 1667 in dublin, father died when he was born. Made dean of st. patrick"s of dublin died at 47. Gulliver"s travels 1726 died on top. Commission of lunacy in 1742 found swift to be of unsound mind. Swift is very political, wanted to get ahead.
