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Life at Binfield-Translation of Statius-The Pastorals'-' Windsor
Forest'-'The Messiah'
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CHAPTER III.
'ESSAY ON CRITICISM.' 1711.
Opposite Judgments on the Poem-Imitation of Nature-Origin of
False Wit-Authority of the Classics-Effects of the Essay' on
Public Taste
CHAPTER IV.
INTRODUCTION TO LONDON LIFE. 1704-1713.
Correspondence with Wycherley, Cromwell, and Caryll-Will's Coffee
House-Button's - Addison - Rowe-Steele-Jervas-Completion
of Windsor Forest '-Prologue to 'Cato'-Satires on Dennis and
Ambrose Philips
CHAPTER V.
'THE RAPE OF THE LOCK.' 1712-1714.
Early Version- La Secchia Rapita '—' Le Lutrin '—'The Dispensary '—
Superiority of The Rape of the Lock' to all other Mock-Heroic
Poems
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CHAPTER VI.
LIFE IN LONDON AND AT CHISWICK AFTER THE REVOLUTION
OF 1714. 1714-1717.
Changes produced by the death of Queen Anne-Temple of Fame '-
Pope's first visit to Bath-His Farewell to London '-Removal
from Windsor Forest to Chiswick-Friendship with Gay and
Quarrels with Curll and Cibber
CHAPTER VII.
POPE'S RELATIONS WITH WOMEN. 1708-1718.
PAGE
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Mrs. Nelson- Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady'-Lady
M. W. Montagu and the 'Epistle of Eloisa to Abelard '-Corres-
pondence with Lady M. W. Montagu-Correspondence with Teresa
and Martha Blount
128
CHAPTER VIII.
THE TRANSLATION OF THE ILIAD. 1713-1720.
Origin of the Translation-Difficulties of the Work-Quarrel with
Addison-Comparison of Pope's Translation with Chapman's and
Worsley's-Stanton Harcourt-Gay's Welcome from Greece' . . 148
CHAPTER IX.
LIFE AT TWICKENHAM. 1720-1726.
Lord Bathurst-Villa at Twickenham-The South Sea Bubble-Atter-
bury's Plot-Edition of Shakespeare-Translation of the Odyssey 179
CHAPTER X.
THE WAR WITH THE DUNCES. 1726-1737.
The Miscellanies'-Origin of the Dunciad '-Its motives as de-
scribed by Cleland and Savage-Its real motives-Pope's causes of
quarrel with the various persons satirised-The Grub Street Journal 211
เ
CHAPTER XI.
THE ESSAY ON MAN' AND THE MORAL ESSAYS.' 1729-1733.
Bolingbroke's Influence on Pope-Epistle to Burlington on 'Taste'-
Character of Timon-Epistle to Bathurst on 'The Use of Riches
Reason for the anonymous publication of the Essay on Man
Merits and Defects of the Essay
232
CHAPTER XII.
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PERIOD. 1733-1735.
Death of Gay-First Imitation of Horace - Verses to the Imitator of
Horace' and 'Letter to a Doctor of Divinity'-'Letter to a Noble
Lord''Epistle to Arbuthnot'-Death of Pope's Mother and of
Arbuthnot.
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254
Edition of Wycherley's Works-Clandestine Dealings with Curll-Sur-
reptitious Edition of Correspondence in 1735-Authorised Edition
of 1737-Publication of Correspondence with Swift
CHAPTER XIV.
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POPE AND THE PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION. 1733-1740.
Death of Peterborough-Despondency of Swift-The Political Situation
-The Third Moral Essay-The Opposition and the Prince of
Wales-Introduction of Pope to the Prince-Epistle to Augustus'
—'Seventeen Hundred and Thirty-eight'-Secession of the Oppo-
sition from Parliament-Conferences at Pope's Villa-'1740'
CHAPTER XV.
THE CLOSING YEARS OF POPE'S LIFE. 1739-1744.
Pope assists Dodsley, Savage, and Johnson-Attack of Crousaz on the
Essay on Man'-Warburton-The 'New Dunciad'-Quarrel with
Cibber-Ralph Allen-Martha Blount and the Allens-Pope's
Will-Last Illness and Death-Bolingbroke's attack on Pope's
memory-Character of Atossa
CHAPTER XVI.
THE PLACE OF POPE IN ENGLISH LITERATURE.
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Difference between the Greek and the Medieval Idea of Nature-Decay
of the Medieval Idea-Revival of Classical Principles of Criticism
-Pope's principles of Poetical Conception and Poetical Diction-
Objections to his principles and practice-Historical survey of the
Revival of the Romantic principle-Warton-Bowles-Controversy
respecting Pope in 1819-Rise of the Lake School-Wordsworth's
theory of Poetical Conception and Poetical Diction-Coleridge's
opinion-Examination of the Theory of Wordsworth and Coleridge
-Matthew Arnold's view of Pope's place in English Literature—
Conclusion.
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THE LIFE
OF
ALEXANDER POPE.