What was the order of ages in Thomas Love Peacock 'The Four Ages of Poetry'?
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A.
Iron, gold, silver and brass
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B.
Silver, gold, iron and bronze
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C.
Gold, silver, bronze and iron
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D.
Gold, silver, iron, and bronze
Correct Answer:
A. Iron, gold, silver and brass
Explanation:
Thomas Love Peacock’s 1820 satirical essay, The Four Ages of Poetry, categorizes the history of English verse into four distinct periods: Iron, Gold, Silver, and Brass. This work is highly regarded for its sharp wit and for prompting Percy Bysshe Shelley to write A Defence of Poetry as a rebuttal. Peacock identifies the Iron age with medieval romance, the Gold age with Shakespeare, the Silver age with Dryden and Pope, and claims his own era represents the Brass age. Consequently, option (a) is the correct choice.
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