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Dumbing Down the Arts

When the English poet Alexander Pope read his translation of The Iliad, Charles Montagu, the Earl of Halifax, objected to several passages and strongly suggested that Pope rewrite them. The poet negotiated a more reasonable course between the demands of poetry and those of the aristocracy: He returned to Lord Halifax a few months later, thanked him for his perceptive suggestions, and read him the corrected lines. The earl heartily approved the changes. What the earl didn't know was that Pope had made no changes.