First published in 1968, The World of Pope's Satires is a stimulating and challenging book showing how the satires written by Pope during the 1730s were not only expressions of his own .poetic personality but were also responsive to the habits and attitudes of the age. The author considers Pope's uses of some current conversational technique (especially that of 'raillery') and of the closely related social ideal of the cultivated gentleman. Pope's regard for certain personal attributes and moral values - notably hospitality ...
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First published in 1968, The World of Pope's Satires is a stimulating and challenging book showing how the satires written by Pope during the 1730s were not only expressions of his own .poetic personality but were also responsive to the habits and attitudes of the age. The author considers Pope's uses of some current conversational technique (especially that of 'raillery') and of the closely related social ideal of the cultivated gentleman. Pope's regard for certain personal attributes and moral values - notably hospitality, integrity, friendship, charity and self-knowledge - is examined in two ways; as it expresses itself positively in the satires, and as it is defined negatively by his antipathy towards courtly self-seeking and hypocrisy, contemporary manifestations of acquisitiveness, and the pride associated with neo-stoicism. The final chapter is wide ranging and shows that although Pope is at times representative, and therefore limited, in his response to the pressures and uncertainties of the age, his satires live because of the subtlety of his treatment of such Augustan commonplaces as Order and Balance and the passion and spirit of his writing. This will be an interesting read for students of English literature.
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Add this copy of World of Pope's Satires: An Introduction to the to cart. $13.49, good condition, Sold by Hay-on-Wye Booksellers rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1973 by Methuen young books.
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Good. Some minor bumps/wear at edges/corners of cover and some page corner tips. Marks, scratches, fading and discolouration to cover. Foxing to text blocks. Text very good, clean and legible. 234 p. University Paperbacks . Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 0416790607.
Add this copy of World of Pope's Satires: an Introduction to the to cart. $16.38, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1973 by Methuen Young Books.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen markings With owner's name inside cover. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 0416790607.
Add this copy of The World of Pope's Satires: an Introduction to the to cart. $23.00, good condition, Sold by Cardinalis Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, ON, CANADA, published 1968 by Methuen.
