Tina Ta, Dis 1H
-Author of Hudibras
-Hudibras: burlesque/ travesty (form of satire)- degrades a serious topic through exaggeration or a low style
-style: iambic tetrameter
-He expressed a hatred for Puritans and satirized them
-skeptical in philosophy, theoretical reasoning
-believed in common sense and wisdom gained by experience
-died in poverty
-monument built in his honor in Westminster Abbey
(Norton Anthology: Vol C, p. 2161)
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