Question

The prose style of the essayists and character writers was a reaction against:

• A. Medieval poetic traditions
• B. Elizabethan orotund and elaborate prose
• C. Classical Greek philosophy
• D. Victorian sentimentalism

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Elizabethan orotund and elaborate prose

• Elizabethan prose often long-winded and ornate.

• New writers preferred brevity and sharpness.

• Reflected changing literary taste.