Book detail: Hudibras: In three parts, written in the time of the late wars is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
This work is a long, mock-heroic poem composed in three parts during the period of the English Civil Wars. It follows the titular character, Sir Hudibras, a self-important and hypocritical Presbyterian knight, and his squire, Ralpho, as they embark on a series of absurd adventures. The poem uses a burlesque style to satirize the Puritan faction, their theological disputes, and the broader political turmoil of the era. Written in a distinctive octosyllabic couplet meter, it is considered a landmark of English satire, known for its witty, often coarse humor and its critical portrayal of ideological extremism.
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