Authors Flashcards
Who was “the father of English Criticism?
John Dryden
Who celebrated the return of Charles II?
John Dryden
Who’s era was the Age of his last name because of his influence?
John Dryden/”The Age of Dryden”
Who used Occasional poems?
John Dryden
Who was a British Naval Officer?
Samuel Pepys
Who has a famed diary?
Samuel Pepys
Who survived the great plague and fire?
Samuel Pepys
Who had a poor upbrininging?
John Bunyan
Who was inspired by a Sunday sermon to begin preaching?
John Bunyan
What type of preacher was John Bunyan?
Nonconformist
Who refused to stop preaching and was imprisoned for 12 years?
John Bunyan
Who grew up in a Catholic Family?
Alexander Pope
Who was short and sickly?
Alexander Pope. He only grew to be 4’6” tall.
Who was a very important neoclassic figure?
Alexander Pope
Who has famed translations of Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Alexander Pope
Who has a famous Twickenham home?
Alexander Pope
Who had a failed love life?
Alexander Pope
Who was a divisive figure?
Alexander Pope
Who used Horation Satire?
Alexander Pope
Who used Juvenalian Satire?
Jonathan Swift
