Alexander Pope: The Evolution of a PoetThis title was first published in 2002: Making use of the growing body of research in recent years on the nature of creativity, Netta Goldsmith here presents a new view of the famous poet whose personality has long frustrated scholars as elusive. Goldsmith tells the story of Pope's life so as to show the factors-personal and public, psychological and social-which shaped his character and enabled him to secure widespread recognition as a major poet. Discussions of significant works are integrated into the narrative covering main events and key relationships, as well as illustrating points made throughout about Pope's approach to his art. Among other things this book shows how vulnerable Pope felt as a Papist in a time of endemic Jacobite activity, and how his fear of possible prosecution for sedition determined much of his conduct and the way he shaped his career. Alexander Pope: The evolution of a poet not only provides a fresh perspective on Pope, but also on the very nature of literary creativity. |
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Page 63
... lines which have been a crux from the time they first appeared in print : Some to whom Heav'n in Wit has been profuse , Want as much more , to turn it into use ( 11. 80-81 ) The couplet makes sense if you suppose that wit in the first line ...
... lines which have been a crux from the time they first appeared in print : Some to whom Heav'n in Wit has been profuse , Want as much more , to turn it into use ( 11. 80-81 ) The couplet makes sense if you suppose that wit in the first line ...
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... lines make it clear ' the Poet ' is always disciplined and in control . Even ' in rage ' he composes ' with more ... lines in the Essay where he gives the impression he is like this- lines in which he tells men , ' Avoid Extreams ...
... lines make it clear ' the Poet ' is always disciplined and in control . Even ' in rage ' he composes ' with more ... lines in the Essay where he gives the impression he is like this- lines in which he tells men , ' Avoid Extreams ...
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... lines or so to saying that the greatest crime in the literary world is when a writer or patron denies his commitment to truth . With Addison and Bufo this happened because their vanity got in the way . But the lines are especially ...
... lines or so to saying that the greatest crime in the literary world is when a writer or patron denies his commitment to truth . With Addison and Bufo this happened because their vanity got in the way . But the lines are especially ...
Contents
Images of Pope | 1 |
On Being a Papist | 17 |
The Itch of Poetry | 26 |
Copyright | |
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