Copyright
William HutchingsPublished On
2023-12-19Page Range
pp. 197–202Language
- English
Print Length
6 pages
17. The Second Satire of the Second Book of Horace Imitated. To Mr Bethel
- William Hutchings (author)
Chapter of: ‘Wit’s Wild Dancing Light’: Reading the Poems of Alexander Pope(pp. 197–202)
Chapter 17. The Second Satire of the Second Book of Horace Imitated. To Mr Bethel is in two sections. The first and longer part, which Pope calls ‘Bethel’s sermon’ (from Horace’s term ‘sermo’, meaning speech or conversation) is an oration in praise of traditional virtues and moderation. The second section, in Pope’s own voice, adopts Bethel’s principles by applying them, with graceful humour, to his own humble life-style.
Contributors
William Hutchings
(author)Honorary Research Fellow at University of Manchester
William Hutchings was formerly Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Director of the Centre for Excellence in Enquiry-Based Learning at the University of Manchester, UK and he is presently Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at that university. He now lectures regularly to public groups locally and nationally. He has a wealth of teaching experience on English Literature courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and is the editor of Andrew Marvell: Selected Poems, the author of The Poetry of William Cowper, and Literary Criticism: A Practical Guide for Students.