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Hudibras of Samuel butler reflects on the revolt against:

Options

A

Puritanism

B

Hellenism

C

Humanism

D

Anglicanism

Correct Answer :

Puritanism

Solution :

The correct option is Puritanism.

Explanation:
Hudibras is a famous English mock-heroic narrative poem written by Samuel Butler. Published in three parts between 1663 and 1678, the poem was written during the Restoration period, immediately following the collapse of the Puritan Commonwealth and the restoration of King Charles II to the English throne.

The poem is a direct and biting satire aimed at the hypocrisy, fanaticism, and sectarianism of the Puritans (Presbyterians and Independents) who had held power in England under Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War and the Interregnum. The titular character, Sir Hudibras, is depicted as a pretentious, pedantic, and hypocritical Presbyterian knight-errant whose misadventures expose the self-righteousness and absurdity of the Puritan faction. Therefore, Hudibras directly reflects the royalist and popular revolt against the strictures and religious excesses of Puritanism.

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