World of Pope''s Satires - An Introduction to the Epistles and Imitations of Horace

List of contents

List of plates Preface A note on texts and titles 1. ‘Alexander Pope of Twickenham’ 2. ‘Talking upon Paper’ 3. The complete gentleman 4. Rural virtue 5. Courtly vice 6. ‘No Follower, but a Friend’ 7. Mammon 8. ‘The Stoic’s pride’ 9. Discords and harmonies Additional notes and references Indexes

About the author

Peter Dixon

Summary

First published in 1968, The World of Pope’s Satires is a stimulating and challenging book showing how the satires written by Pope during the 1730s were not only expressions of his own .poetic personality but were also responsive to the habits and attitudes of the age.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Dixon, Peter (Peter Dixon Is Deceased Dixon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781032195155
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3219515-5
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; POETRY / General, Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: general, Literature: history and criticism