Essays on Pope [Hardcover]

Major work on the poet Alexander Pope by leading Pope authority and well-known literary historian.Leading literary historian and eighteenth-century specialist Pat Rogers has long been recognized as an authority on Alexander Pope. This book addresses the many facets of the poet's world and work, presenting a substantial new essay on 'Pope and the antiquarians' alongside considerably revised versions of essays published in journals, which together cover most of Pope's major writing. Essays on Pope gathers for the first time the best work on this celebrated author by one of our foremost critics, and is an indispensable resource for scholars of eighteenth-century literature.Leading literary historian and eighteenth-century specialist Pat Rogers has long been recognized as an authority on Alexander Pope. This book addresses the many facets of the poet's world and work, presenting a substantial new essay on 'Pope and the antiquarians' alongside considerably revised versions of essays published in journals, which together cover most of Pope's major writing. Essays on Pope gathers for the first time the best work on this celebrated author by one of our foremost critics, and is an indispensable resource for scholars of eighteenth-century literature.Leading literary historian and eighteenth-century specialist Pat Rogers has long been recognized as an authority on Alexander Pope. This book addresses the many facets of the poet's world and work, presenting a substantial new essay on Pope and the antiquarians alongside considerably revised versions of essays published in journals, which together cover most of Pope's major writing. Essays on Pope gathers for the first time the best work on this celebrated author by one of the foremost critics, and is an indispensable resource for scholars of eighteenth-century literature.1. Pope and the syntax of satire; 2. The politics of style; 3. Form and pattern in the Pastorals; 4. Windsor-Forest, Britannia and river poetry; 5. l£*