Who disapproved Milton's ‘‘Lycidas’’ for its ‘‘Inherent improbability’’?
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A.
Samuel Johnson
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B.
I.A. Richards
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C.
F.R. Leavis
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D.
T.S. Eliot
Correct Answer:
A. Samuel Johnson
Explanation:
Samuel Johnson criticized Milton’s Lycidas for its lack of realism, viewing it as a conventional pastoral work that depicts an idealized rural existence. He dismissed the poem as unoriginal and distasteful, arguing that its overused imagery and fundamental implausibility inevitably result in reader dissatisfaction. Thus, option (a) is the accurate selection.
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