Alexander Pope : the evolution of a poet / Netta Murray Goldsmith
2002, First Edition. Aldershot ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #443594
ISBN: 0754603105
Physical description; xiv, 316 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages [292]-304) and index. Contents; List of Figures - Abbreviations - General Editor's Preface - Preface - Prologue: Images of Pope. p. 1 - Pt. I. How Alexander Pope Became a Poet - 1. On Being a Papist. p. 17 - 2. 'Itch of Poetry'. p. 26 - 3. Apprentice. p. 36 - Pt. II. How Pope Courted the Judges - 4. Launching a Career. p. 51 - 5. Poet's Manifesto. p. 62 - 6. Making Use of 'ev'ry Friend - and ev'ry Foe'. p. 68 - 7. On Being Original. p. 74 - 8. Support Groups. p. 82 - Pt. III. Fighting the Opposition - 9. Attack - the Best Method of Defence: Strategies. p. 101 - 10. Homer's Pension. p. 111 - 11. Poet and War. p. 123 - 12. Art of Love. p. 135 - Pt. IV. Wrong Place at the Wrong Time - 13. Loss. p. 145 - 14. Conspiracies. p. 157 - 15. Failure all Round. p. 164 - Pt. V. Pope Recreates Himself - 16. Return. p. 175 - 17. Into the Arena. p. 183 - 18. Bolingbroke: The 'Master of the Song'?. p. 195 - 19. New Battlefield. p. 204 - 20. Credentials of a Moralist. p. 214 - 21. Pope and the Women. p. 223 - 22. What the Letters Tell Us. p. 231 - 23. Patriots: A Game of Hide and Seek. p. 236 - 24. Exit a Political Activist. p. 245 - Pt. VI. Looking to Posterity - 25. Closet Editor. p. 255 - 26. Pope's 'Bulldog'. p. 262 - 27. Putting Things in Order. p. 272 - 28. Death of a Public Figure. p. 282 - Afterword: Pope Past and Present. p. 288 - Select Bibliography. p. 292 - Index. p. 305. Subjects; Pope, Alexander 1688-1744. Pope, Alexander 1688-1744. Criticism and interpretation. Pope, Alexander 1688-1744 Biography. Pope, Alexander. Authors and readers England History 18th century. Poets, English 18th century ; Biography. Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.). Creative ability.
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