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See Wikipedia's for further suggestions. (September 2017) Bathos (;:, lit. 'depth') is a, coined by in his 1727 essay ', to describe amusingly failed attempts at (i.e., ). Driver Okipos 410 Windows Xp. In particular, bathos is associated with, an abrupt transition from a lofty style or grand topic to a common or vulgar one. This may be either accidental (through artistic ineptitude) or intentional (for comic effect). Intentional bathos appears in genres such as and.

'Bathos' or 'bathetic' is also used for similar effects in other branches of, such as musical passages marked. In, bathos may appear in a intended for or be produced by an accidental.

Definition [ ] The Art of Sinking in Poetry [ ]. Main article: As the combination of the very high with the very low, the term was introduced by in his essay (1727).

On the one hand, Pope's work is a in prose of ' Peri Hupsous ( ), in that he imitates Longinus's system for the purpose of ridiculing contemporary poets, but, on the other, it is a blow Pope struck in an ongoing struggle against the 'dunces.' The nearest model for Pope's essay is the Treatise of the Sublime by of 1712. Pope admired Boileau, but one of Pope's literary adversaries,, had issued a 'translation' of Longinus in 1726 that was merely a translation of Boileau. Because Welsted and Pope's other foes were championing this 'sublime,' Pope commented upon and countered their system with his Peri Bathos in the --- Miscellanies. Whereas Boileau had offered a detailed discussion of all the ways in which poetry could ascend or be 'awe-inspiring,' Pope offers a lengthy schematic of the ways in which authors might 'sink' in poetry, the very men who were allied with. Pope and Philips had been adversaries since the publication of Pope's Odes, and the rivalry broke down along political lines.

According to Pope, bathos can be most readily applicable to love making after two years of marriage which is clearly in binary opposition to the sublime but is no less political. Was believed to be particularly charmed by Pope's articulation of love after marriage, inspiring Burke's essay (1756). One example of Pope's style and satire shows in his description of sinking in painting. In the commonplace Academic hierarchic ranking of pictorial, ranked the lowest.

However, Pope describes how it might fall and, with the single word 'stiffen,' evokes the unnatural deadness that is a mark of failure even in this: Many Painters who could never hit a Nose or an Eye, have with Felicity copied a Small-Pox, or been admirable at a Toad or a Red-Herring. And seldom are we without Genius's for Still Life, which they can work up and stiffen with incredible Accuracy. ('Peri Bathous' vi). In chapters X and XI, Pope explains the comic use of the and. Although Pope's manual of bad verse offers numerous methods for writing poorly, of all these ways to 'sink,' the method that is most remembered now is the act of combining very serious matters with very trivial ones.

The radical juxtaposition of the serious with the frivolous does two things. First, it violates 'decorum,' or the fittingness of subject, and, second, it creates humor with an unexpected and improper juxtaposition.

Subsequent evolution [ ] Since Pope's day, the term 'bathos,' perhaps because of confusion with ',' has been used for art forms, and sometimes events, where something is so pathetic as to be humorous. When artists consciously mix the very serious with the very trivial, the effect is of and. However, when an artist is unconscious of the juxtaposition (e.g., when a film maker means for to be frightening), the result is bathos. Arguably, some forms of (notably the replication of serious or sublime subjects in a trivial context, like tea-towels with prints of Last Supper on them or hand guns that are actually cigarette lighters) [ ] express bathos in the concrete arts. A tolerant but detached enjoyment of the aesthetic characteristics that are inherent in naive, unconscious and honest bathos is an element of the, as first analyzed by, in a 1964 essay. 17th and 18th centuries [ ] Bathos as Pope described it may be found in a grandly rising thought that punctures itself: Pope offers one 'Master of a Show in Smithfield, who wrote in large Letters, over the Picture of his Elephant: 'This is the greatest Elephant in the World, except Himself.'

Several decades before Pope coined the term, had described one of the breath-taking and magically extravagant settings for his, (1684–85): 'The cave of rises out of the sea, it consists of several arches of rock work, adorned with mother of pearl, coral, and abundance of shells of various kinds. Progecad 2011 Professional Italiano Download Gratis there. Through the arches is seen the sea, and parts of.' Pope himself employed this type of figure intentionally for humor in his mock-heroic, where a lady would be upset at the death of a lover 'or lapdog.' , in The Sickness Unto Death, did the same thing, when he suggested that the 'self' is easy to lose and that the loss of 'an arm, a leg, a dog, or a wife' would be more grievous. When intended, this is a form of satire or the literary figure of undercutting.

When the context demands a lofty, serious, or grand interpretation, however, the effect is bathos. Hogarth's The Bathos In 1764, published his last engraving, The Bathos, or the Manner of Sinking in Sublime Paintings inscribed to Dealers in Dark Pictures, depicting lying exhausted in a scene of destruction, the fashion at that time for ' works of art, and criticisms made of Hogarth's own works. It may also be seen as a or, foreshadowing Hogarth's death six months later.

Headed Tail Piece, it was intended as the for a bound edition of Hogarth's engravings. Examples [ ] Traditional [ ] 's,, ends with the following lines. So past the strong heroic soul away.

And when they buried him the little port Had seldom seen a costlier funeral. After stanzas of heightened poetic language, the poet, in three short lines, wraps up a -laden story with mundane and practical details. The effect yanks the reader out of the poetic world, simultaneously offering commentary on the finality of death and the transience of heroics. A musical representation is found in composer 's 1923 for wind instruments. The first two movements and the majority of the third movement follow traditional classical structures, albeit employing modern and innovative harmonies.

The last fifteen seconds of the 25-minute work, however, abruptly and whimsically turn to popular harmony, rhythm, and style found in contemporary dance hall music. Modern [ ] 'Moviemakers talk about 'bad laughs.' That's when the audience laughs when it's not supposed to. This is conceivably the first movie which is in its entirety a bad laugh.' —, (1975) Contemporary examples often take the form of analogies, written to seem unintentionally funny: • Week 310: It's Like This of humor contest column in the (14 March 1999), on humorous analogies, many exhibiting bathos, such as: The ballerina rose gracefully en pointe and extended one slender leg behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant. The features, at times exhibiting bathos: They had but one last remaining night together, so they embraced each other as tightly as that two-flavor entwined string cheese that is orange and yellowish-white, the orange probably being a bland Cheddar and the white...

Mozzarella, although it could possibly be Provolone or just plain American, as it really doesn't taste distinctly dissimilar from the orange, yet they would have you believe it does by coloring it differently. Mariann Simms, Wetumpka, AL (2003 Winner) Legendary commentator was famed for his one-liners, including this example: “When Alexander of Macedonia was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer. Is only 27.” See also [ ] • • References [ ].