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ROSCOMMON, WENTWORTH DILLON, 4TH EARL OF (c. 163o-1685) , English poet, was born in Ireland about 163o. He was a nephew of Thomas Wentworth, earl
Gentleman
York
His reputation as a didactic writer and critic rests on his blank verse translation of the Ars Poetica (168o) and his Essay on Translated Verse (1684). The essay contained the first definite enunciation of the principles of " poetic diction," which were to be fully developed in the reign of Queen Anne. Roscommon, who was fastidious in his notions of " dignified writing," was himself a very correct writer, and quite free from the indecencies of his contemporaries. Alexander Pope, who seems to have learnt something from his carefully balanced phrases and the regular cadence of his verse, says that " In all Charles's days, Roscommon only boasts unspotted bays." He saw clearly that a low code of morals was necessarily followed by a corresponding degradation in literature, and he insists that sincerity and sympathy with the subject in hand are essential qualities in the poet. This elevated conception of his art is in itself no small merit. He has, moreover, the distinction of having been the first critic to avow his admiration for Paradise Lost. Roscommon formed a small literary society which he hoped to develop into an academy with authority to formulate rules on language and style, but its influence only extended to a limited circle, and the scheme fell through after its promoter's death. He was buried in Westminster Abbey on the 21st of January 1685.The title passed to his uncle, Carey Dillon (1627-1689). In 1746, on the death of James, the 8th earl
House
Roscommon's poems were collected in 1701, and are included in Anderson's and other collections of the British poets. He also translated into French from the English of Dr W. Sherlock, Traitte touchant 1'obeissance passive (1686). End of Article: ROSCOMMON, WENTWORTH DILLON, 4TH EARL OF (c. 163o-1685) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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