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... heroic . In Pope's mature original poetry , the heroic image of man is most fully affirmed only in extreme situations such as that at the end of the second dialogue of the Epilogue to the Satires , and even there it is qualified . More ...
... heroic . In Pope's mature original poetry , the heroic image of man is most fully affirmed only in extreme situations such as that at the end of the second dialogue of the Epilogue to the Satires , and even there it is qualified . More ...
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... heroic may be brought to bear on the forms of common life , and in doing so they sharpen our sensitivity to the unexpected dignity of the quotidian . Characters like these are part of Pope's effort to replace the unifying power of a heroic ...
... heroic may be brought to bear on the forms of common life , and in doing so they sharpen our sensitivity to the unexpected dignity of the quotidian . Characters like these are part of Pope's effort to replace the unifying power of a heroic ...
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... heroic poetry , 29-34 , 233-34 ; and irony , 76 , 231-34 ; as symbol , 110-15 , 168 Dryden , John , 21 , 53-54 , 63 , 109 , 222 , 244n . Works : Absalom and Achitophel , 233 ; Mac Flecknoe 233 ; Preface to the Fables , 223-25 , 227 ...
... heroic poetry , 29-34 , 233-34 ; and irony , 76 , 231-34 ; as symbol , 110-15 , 168 Dryden , John , 21 , 53-54 , 63 , 109 , 222 , 244n . Works : Absalom and Achitophel , 233 ; Mac Flecknoe 233 ; Preface to the Fables , 223-25 , 227 ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Human Knowledge and Poetic Structure | 37 |
The Epistolary Pattern | 108 |
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