The Major WorksThis authoritative edition was first published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Pope's poetry and prose - the major poems in their entirety, together with translations, criticism, letters and other prose - to give the essence of his work and thinking. Pope has often been termed the first truly professional poet in English, whose dealings with the book trade helped to produce the literary market-place of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In this representative selection of Pope's most important work, the texts are presented in chronological sequence so that the Moral Essays and Imitations of Horace are restored to their original position in his career. The Dunciad, The Rape of the Lock, and Peri Bathous are presented in full, together with a characteristic sample of Pope's prose, including satires, pamphlets, and periodical writing. The influential preface to his edition of Shakespeare is here, as well as passages from his conversations with Joseph Spence and examples of his wide-ranging correspondence. This fine edition features a comprehensive biographical index, as well as an introduction and invaluable notes. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. |
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... poet , his first published work was the set of four pastorals published in 1709. A succession of brilliant poems followed , including An Essay on Criticism ( 1711 ) , Windsor Forest ( 1713 ) , and the five - canto version of The Rape of ...
... poet , his first published work was the set of four pastorals published in 1709. A succession of brilliant poems followed , including An Essay on Criticism ( 1711 ) , Windsor Forest ( 1713 ) , and the five - canto version of The Rape of ...
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... poet , and this is reflected by the inclusion of all his major poems , omitting only the translations of Homer . In addition , a characteristic sample of his prose is provided , including satires , pamphlets , and periodical writ- ing ...
... poet , and this is reflected by the inclusion of all his major poems , omitting only the translations of Homer . In addition , a characteristic sample of his prose is provided , including satires , pamphlets , and periodical writ- ing ...
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... poet ? He whose life is symbolic . ' The application can be made in several ways : Mack probably had in mind the way in which Pope inhabited both the garden and the city , actively engaged in the political fisticuffs of his turbulent ...
... poet ? He whose life is symbolic . ' The application can be made in several ways : Mack probably had in mind the way in which Pope inhabited both the garden and the city , actively engaged in the political fisticuffs of his turbulent ...
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... poet , asserting the spiritual primacy of the fictive in the face of the primacy of raw life in the everyday world . For Pope this was not a pose , but a genuine existential destiny . Moreover , Pope is a professional poet in a more ...
... poet , asserting the spiritual primacy of the fictive in the face of the primacy of raw life in the everyday world . For Pope this was not a pose , but a genuine existential destiny . Moreover , Pope is a professional poet in a more ...
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... poet of his day . It also laid the foundations of a secure and even comfortable way of life . Up to this time Pope ... Poets estimated Pope's receipts at £ 5,320 ; this may be a little on the high side , as Pope had to pay Lintot for ...
... poet of his day . It also laid the foundations of a secure and even comfortable way of life . Up to this time Pope ... Poets estimated Pope's receipts at £ 5,320 ; this may be a little on the high side , as Pope had to pay Lintot for ...
Contents
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The Guardian no 173 | 62 |
The Wife of Bath from Chaucer | 66 |
The Rape of the Lock | 77 |
An Epistle to Allen Lord Bathurst | 250 |
The First Satire of the Second Book of Horace Imitated | 265 |
An Essay on Man | 270 |
Letter to Swift 20 April 1733 | 309 |
The Fourth Satire of Dr John Donne Versified | 311 |
An Epistle to Sir Richard Temple Lord Cobham | 319 |
The Second Satire of the Second Book of Horace Imitated | 327 |
The Second Satire of the First Book of Horace Imitated in the Manner of Mr Pope | 332 |
To Belinda on the Rape of the Lock | 100 |
Letter to Martha Blount November 1714 | 101 |
The Temple of Fame | 103 |
A Farewell to London in the Year 1715 | 118 |
Epistle to Mr Jervas | 120 |
Epistle to Miss Blount on her Leaving the Town after the Coronation | 122 |
A Full and True Account of a Horrid and Barbarous Revenge | 124 |
A Further Account of the Condition of Edmund Curll | 128 |
Letter to Lord Burlington November 1716 | 134 |
Eloisa to Abelard | 137 |
Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady | 147 |
Letter to Teresa and Martha Blount September 1717 | 150 |
Letter to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu 1718 | 151 |
The Iliad Book XVIII | 155 |
To Mr Gay | 173 |
To Mr Addison | 174 |
Epistle to Robert Earl of Oxford | 176 |
Letter to Swift August 1723 | 177 |
Letter to Martha Blount 22 June 1724 | 179 |
Preface to the Works of Shakespeare | 183 |
Peri Bathous or the Art of Sinking in Poetry | 195 |
Letter to Swift 28 November 1729 | 239 |
Epitaph Intended for Sir Isaac Newton | 242 |
Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot | 336 |
An Epistle to a Lady | 350 |
The Second Satire of Dr John Donne Versified | 358 |
Letter to Swift 25 March 1736 | 361 |
The Second Epistle of the Second Book of Horace Imitated | 363 |
The First Epistle of the Second Book of Horace Imitated | 372 |
The Sixth Epistle of the First Book of Horace Imitated | 385 |
The First Epistle of the First Book of Horace Imitated | 389 |
Dialogue I | 394 |
Dialogue II | 400 |
Epigram Engraved on the Collar of a Dog | 408 |
Epitaph for One who would not be Buried in Westminster Abbey | 409 |
The Dunciad | 411 |
Epitaph on Bounce | 572 |
Conversations with Joseph Spence | 573 |
Notes | 575 |
Further Reading | 710 |
Biographical Index | 714 |
Index of Titles | 734 |
Index of First Lines | 736 |
Index of Correspondents | 738 |
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