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G.S. Fraser
First published in 1978, Alexander Pope 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…
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Howard Erskine-Hill
This critical biography is a posthumous publication by a Pope scholar of international reputation. It gathers the scholarship and insights of the author's earlier books and essays on Pope into…
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Alexander Pope
I am inclined to think that both the writers of books, and the readers of them, are generally not a little unreasonable in their expectations. The first seem to fancy…
"The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope" is a literary treasury showcasing the brilliance of one of the greatest poets of the Augustan Age. Alexander Pope's collection encompasses a wide array…
"The Rape of the Lock, and Other Poems" by Alexander Pope is a masterful blend of satire, mock-epic, and social commentary within the neoclassical tradition of belles lettres. Written during…
Reprint of the original, first published in 1856.
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
The Poems of Alexander Pope is a multi-volume edition of the poetry of Alexander Pope resulting from a thorough reappraisal of his work. Volume One contains the poetry that appeared…
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Robert Somerville
From the Preface:
The 1163 council at Tours met amidst the most protracted conflict between a pope and a secular ruler in medieval history, the eighteen-year struggle between Alexander III…
This volume is the first to discuss the canon of Pope's verse in relation to Early British Enlightenment thinking about mythology and mythography. The book enhances appreciation of myth as…
Homer
This striking hardback edition presents Homer's legendary epic, The Odyssey, with striking gold cover embossing and stencilled page edges.
This epic poem from Ancient Greece has become a cornerstone of…
Michael de la Bedoyere
The Meddlesome Friar and the Wayward Pope tells the story of two men whom the patterns of Providence brought into mortal conflict: Fra Girolamo Savonarola of the Order of Preachers…
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Pope Urban,Pope Alexander
Urban VIII and Alexander VII each occupied the papal throne during the seventeenth century, and were munificent and discriminating patrons of the arts, as well as men of conspicuous erudition…
Trojan War rages in The Iliad! Witness rage, love & gods clash in Homer's epic poem. Achilles' feud threatens Greece. Explore honor, duty & myth. A must-read for history &…
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Essai sur l'homme: poeme philosophique, en cinq langues, savoir, anglois, latin, italien, francois & allemand / par Alexandre Pope Date de l'edition originale: 1762 Titre original: Essay on manComprend: Commentatio…
Les principes de la morale et du gout: en deux poemes / trad. de l'anglois de M. Pope par M. du Resnel, … Date de l'edition originale: 1737
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable…
Alexander, Pope
Leslie Stephen
" The father of Alexander Pope was a London merchant, a devout Catholic, and not improbably a convert to Catholicism. His mother was one of seventeen children of William Turner…
Paul Baines
A comprehensive, user-friendly introduction to Alexander Pope’s life and works, outlining the major critical issues and offering guides to further reading.
Stephen’s 1880 work blends history with literary criticism to provide what he called a ‘sketch’ of Pope for the interested reader. In a conversational and enthusiastic style, Stephen describes how…
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…
CONTENTS Early Years First Period of Pope’s Literary Career Pope’s Homer Pope at Twickenham The War with the Dunces Correspondence The Essay on Man Epistles and Satires The End
George S. Fraser (Reader in Poetry University of Leicester)
First published in 1978, Alexander Pope 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…
Reginald Harvey Griffith
This comprehensive bibliography covers both primary and secondary sources related to the life and works of Alexander Pope, one of the most important English poets of the 18th century. An…
Albrecht Deetz
In this groundbreaking study, Deetz examines the life and works of Alexander Pope, one of the most accomplished poets of the eighteenth century. He explores Pope's literary influences, his artistic…
Yasmine Gooneratne
Professor Gooneratne shows how Pope’s best and most deeply-felt verse expresses the living values of the Age of Enlightenment.
Professor John Paul Russo
Associate Professor David B Morris
Bonamy Dobree
A biographical and critical study. From a life so crammed with incident, Mr. Dobree has chosen those facts which seem most to bear on the poet s development in life…
Laura Brown
This book asks us to rethink such a way of understanding Pope. Refusing to accept Popea s version of reality, Laura Brown reads his poems not for what they claim…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
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…
In One Volume Complete. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints…
This comprehensive collection of the works of Alexander Pope features notes and illustrations by the author himself, as well as other esteemed writers. With a new life of the author…
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1856 Edition.
