The Complete Critical Guide to Alexander Pope (Complete Critical Guide to English Literature)

So many questions surround the key figures in the English literary canon, but most books focus on one aspect of an author's life or work, or limit themselves to a single critical approach. Alexander Pope is a comprehensive, user-friendly guide which: \* offers information on Pope's life, contexts and works \* outline the major critical issues surrounding his works, from the time they were written to the present \*explains the full range of different critical views and interpretations \* offers guides to further reading in each area discussed. What Can A Study Of Pope Tell Us About The Eighteenth Century? Was Pope The Poet Of Reason, Or An Anti-establishment Prophet? So Many Questions Surround The Key Figures In The English Literary Canon, But Most Books Focus On One Aspect Of An Author's Life Or Work, Or Limit Themselves To A Single Critical Approach. The Complete Critical Guide To Alexander Pope Is Part Of A Unique Series Of Comprehensive, User-friendly Introductions Which: Offer Basic Information On An Author's Life, Contexts, And Works ; Outline The Major Critical Issues Surrounding The Author's Works, From The Time They Were Written To The Present ; Leave Judgments Up To You, By Explaining The Full Range Of Often Very Different Critical Views And Interpretation ; Offer Guides To Further Reading In Each Area Discussed. This Series Has A Broad Focus But One Very Clear Aim: To Equip You With Al Lthe Knowledge You Need To Make Your Own New Readings Of Crucial Literary Texts. -- Book Cover. Pt. I. Life And Contexts. A. Catholic Childhood. B. Forest Retreats. C. Literary London. D. Kings And Queens. E. Scriblerus. F. Epic Intent. G. Booksellers And Ladies. H. Works And Days. I. Twickenham. J. Shakespeare. K. Epic Of Fleet Street. L. System And Satire. M. Horace. N. Letters. O. Laureate In Opposition. P. One Mighty Dunciad. Q. End -- Pt. Ii. Work. A. Essay On Criticism. B. Windsor-forest. C. Rape Of The Lock. D. Eloisa To Abelard. E. Essay On Man. Paul Baines. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 205-213) And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Series editors' preface......Page 10 Acknowledgements......Page 12 Abbreviations and referencing......Page 14 Introduction......Page 16 LIFE AND CONTEXTS......Page 18 A Catholic childhood......Page 20 Forest retreats......Page 22 Literary London......Page 25 Kings and queens......Page 29 Scriblerus......Page 30 Epic intent......Page 32 Booksellers and ladies......Page 34 Works and days......Page 36 Twickenham......Page 38 Shakespeare......Page 41 Epic of Fleet Street......Page 43 System and satire......Page 47 Horace......Page 50 Letters......Page 53 Laureate in opposition......Page 55 One mighty Dunciad......Page 57 The end......Page 59 Further reading......Page 60 WORK......Page 62 An Essay on Criticism......Page 64 Windsor-Forest......Page 72 The Rape of the Lock......Page 80 Eloisa to Abelard......Page 92 Essay on Man......Page 97 Epistles to Several Persons......Page 108 Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot......Page 125 Imitations of Horace......Page 134 The Dunciad......Page 145 CRITICISM......Page 166 Pope and poetry......Page 168 Pope and politics......Page 178 Gender and body......Page 186 Pope in print and manuscript......Page 204 Chronology......Page 216 Bibliography......Page 220 Index......Page 230 Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Series editors' preface 10 Acknowledgements 12 Abbreviations and referencing 14 Introduction 16 LIFE AND CONTEXTS 18 A Catholic childhood 20 Forest retreats 22 Literary London 25 Kings and queens 29 Scriblerus 30 Epic intent 32 Booksellers and ladies 34 Works and days 36 Twickenham 38 Shakespeare 41 Epic of Fleet Street 43 System and satire 47 Horace 50 Letters 53 Laureate in opposition 55 One mighty Dunciad 57 The end 59 Further reading 60 WORK 62 An Essay on Criticism 64 Windsor-Forest 72 The Rape of the Lock 80 Eloisa to Abelard 92 Essay on Man 97 Epistles to Several Persons 108 Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot 125 Imitations of Horace 134 The Dunciad 145 CRITICISM 166 Pope and poetry 168 Pope and politics 178 Gender and body 186 Pope in print and manuscript 204 Chronology 216 Bibliography 220 Index 230 Literature

so Many Questions Surround The Key Figures In The English Literary Canon, But Most Books Focus On One Aspect Of An Author's Life Or Work, Or Limit Themselves To A Single Critical Approach. alexander Pope Is A Comprehensive, User-friendly Guide Which:

• Offers Information On Pope's Life, Contexts And Works

• Outline The Major Critical Issues Surrounding His Works, From The Time They Were Written To The Present
•explains The Full Range Of Different Critical Views And Interpretations

• Offers Guides To Further Reading In Each Area Discussed.

Many guides to the work of Alexander Pope have been written, but this guide is unique in offering a comprehensive introduction to not only his works but the contexts from which they emerged and the critical debates they have engendered. As with all guides in this series, student readers are equipped and encouraged to make their own critical readings. Paul Baines provides a broad overview and carefully explains the full range of often very different critical interpretations. Cross-references between sections and guides to further reading suggest numerous possibilities for further study. Because Pope was not primarily a lyric poet like Donne, or an explorer of private mental experience like Wordsworth, we tend to think of him as essentially a public voice, the satirist of civil follies rather than the analyst of personal emotions. A comprehensive, user-friendly introduction to Alexander Pope's life and works, outlining the major critical issues and offering guides to further reading. This book examines the literacy career of the poet Alexander Pope (1688-1744).