1st Edition
Routledge Revivals: The Poetry of Alexander Pope (1955) Laureate of Peace
By G. Wilson Knight
Copyright 1955
198 Pages
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Routledge
198 Pages
by
Routledge
198 Pages
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Routledge
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First published in 1955, this exegesis on the writings of Alexander Pope reveals the technical felicities of his poetry, and is the first to be devoted to the great meaning inherent in his work. One section, which has appeared before and did much to redirect the study of Pope, has been thoroughly revised. Of the other four chapters, one offers an original of The Temple of Fame , and, while... Read more
Preface; 1. Diction and Doctrine 2. The Vital Flame: An Interpretative Study 3. Symbolic Eternities: An Introduction to the Temple of Fame 4. The Book of Life: On Byron’s Adulation of Pope 5. Afterthoughts; Postscript; Index
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G. Wilson Knight
