<P>First published in 1978, <I>Alexander Pope </I>is an introduction to Pope¿s life and work, which sets the poet solidly in his age and relates the liveliness and variety of his poetry to the strange combination of chronic invalidism and a sociable disposition which marked his life. G. S. Fraser argues that Pope is a more varied figure than his reputation as a great satirist indicates and that he is in some ways more a survivor from the Restoration than a precursor of middle-class morality. Special attention is paid to the poems in the first <I>Collected Works </I>of 1717, which displays both Pope¿s gaiety and his sense of colour and beauty. The dignity of his translation of Homer and the thoughtfulness and piety of <I>An Essay on Man </I>are also emphasised. His satirical genius, which found its greatest expression during the later years of declining health, is not ignored but set in perspective. Many readers of this persuasively argued study will be surprised to discover in it a gay
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He adopted many poetic forms, and this anthology includes graceful and witty lyrics, verse letters to friends in the Horatian mode, a number of devotional poems, and a variety of important discursive poems on literary and political themes, including An...
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A series featuring a contemporary poet selecting and introducing a poet of the past. It, by choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions expressed in prefaces, offers insights into the poets' own work as well as providing an introduction...
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The most complete and usable edition of Pope''s poetry presenting the corpus of his poetry as printed in the Twickenham edition with Pope''s own notes and a selection of the annotations in the other volumes of the Twickenham edition.
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