Alexander Pope A Literary Biography |
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| Author:
| Erskine-Hill, Howard |
| Editor:
| Lindsay, Alexander |
| Series title: | Clemson University Press: Eighteenth-Century Moments Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-63804-109-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2024 |
| Publisher: | Clemson University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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This critical biography places Pope?s life and poetry in the context of the political state of Britain following the Revolution of 1688. It gives close readings of Pope?s major poems, including the less commonly discussed translations of Homer. Frequent resort is made to Pope?s letters, including new items. A final chapter discusses Pope?s literary reputation in the later eighteenth-century.
This critical biography places Pope?s life and poetry in the context of the political state of Britain following the Revolution of 1688. It gives close readings of Pope?s major poems, including the less commonly discussed translations of Homer. Frequent resort is made to Pope?s letters, including new items. A final chapter discusses Pope?s literary reputation in the later eighteenth-century.