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Alexander Pope : The Poet in Poems /

What is the precise relation between the ""Pope"" of the poems and the Pope of history? Seeking to clarify the nature of the intimate link between the historical self and the idealized self of the poetry, Dustin Griffin examines the various ways in which Pope's poems may be...

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Main Author: Griffin, Dustin H. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1978.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:What is the precise relation between the ""Pope"" of the poems and the Pope of history? Seeking to clarify the nature of the intimate link between the historical self and the idealized self of the poetry, Dustin Griffin examines the various ways in which Pope's poems may be said to be self-expressive. He brings a sensitive critical reading of the texts and an impressive knowledge of the poet's life and writings to his discussion of poems from the entire range of the poet's career. The author argues that Pope is present in his poems as a private person whose special imaginative and psycholog.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 pages).
ISBN:9781400869244