Alexander Pope

by Alexander Pope and Peter Quennel

Book Overview

Often termed the first truly professional poet in England, Pope had an acute awareness of the traditions he inherited and a clear vision of where he stood in literary history. In this representative selection of Pope's most important work, Pat Rogers presents all the major poems and a characteristic sample of his prose, including satires, pamphlets, and periodical writing. Pope's criticism is represented by the influential preface to his edition of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192813463
• ISBN13: 9780192813466
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 768 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.1" x 7.7"