Alexander Pope and His Critics: Textual appendix, index, and selected writings on Pope and WartonThis three-volume set reprints Joseph Warton's "An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope," along with other responses to Pope, and to Warton. The collection brings together significant documents both in the formation of eighteenth century opinion of Pope and in the development of criticism during the century. A new introduction by the editor, and an appendix discussing the revisions between editions of Warton's" Essay" make this set especially valuable to the researcher. |
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Contents
Textual Appendix | 1 |
a Satire in Prose in the Manner | |
Robert Shiels The Life of Alexander Pope in Theophilus Cibber ed The Lives | 29 |
Percival Stockdale An Inquiry into the Nature and Genuine Laws of Poetry | 23 |
VOLUME | i |
VOLUME | iii |
Joseph Weston An Essay on the Superiority of Drydens Versification | 187 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Alexander Pope and His Critics: Textual appendix, index, and selected writings on Pope and Warton Volume 3 of Alexander Pope and His Critics, Joseph Warton, ISBN 0415309093, 9780415309097 Cultural formations in the eighteenth century Cultural formations |
| Author | Joseph Warton |
| Editor | Adam Rounce |
| Contributor | Adam Rounce |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0415309123, 9780415309127 |
| Length | 415 pages |
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