English poet, playwright and literary critic. He wrote for the nobility all his life, praising the king and the Restoration Dynasty, and was named "Poet Laureate". His main works are Fashionable Wedding (1673), All for Love (1667), Alongsha and Shifoto (Poetry), On Drama Poetry, The Basis of Tragic Criticism, etc.

He is also an important critic and playwright of English classicism. He made outstanding contributions to the emergence and development of English classical drama through drama criticism and creative practice. The word metaphysical poet was first put forward by him. It enjoys a high position in the history of European criticism.

2. Pope

Alexander pope (1May 22, 688-1May 30, 744) was the greatest English poet in18th century. The Pope was born into a Roman Catholic family. At that time, English law required schools to enforce the Anglican Church, so he didn't go to school. He taught himself at home and learned many works in Latin, Greek, French and Italian.

3. John Milton

John Milton (John Milton,1608 65438+February 9th ~1674 65438+1October 8th) is an English poet, political commentator, democracy fighter and one of the six great poets in the history of English literature. His representative poems include Paradise Lost, paradise regained and Samson. ? [ 1]?

1625, Milton entered Cambridge University and began to write poems. After graduating from college, I studied literature for another six years. 1638, Milton went to Europe. 1640 When the British Revolution broke out, Milton resolutely joined the revolutionary movement and published five pamphlets on religious freedom. 1644, Milton wrote On Freedom of the Press to fight for freedom of speech.

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Pop's writing style

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.

17 in the 1930s, he planned 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.