New Haven : Yale University Press in association with ; 1985.New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 1985.
Physical Description:
xii, 975 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 820-929) and index.
Contents:
Part one: Beginnings, 1688--1708 -- A London childhood -- Lessons -- Traditions -- Preparations -- First heroes -- Part two: The road to fame, 1709--1720 -- First publications -- Deluding fancies, real discomforts -- New wine in old bottles and the discovery of envy -- "A few lasting dependable friendships" and a dream for England -- Solemnities and frivolities -- In the studio and on the town -- "Humour, wit, a native ease and grace" -- Insurrections large and small -- High life -- "This subtle thief of life, this paltry time" -- Part three: works and days, 1720--1733 -- Success and its rewards -- Embarrassments and griefs -- From Shakespeare to Swift -- Taking writing seriously -- A wider view -- The proper study -- Part four: "My countrys poet," 1733--1744 -- Personalities and politics -- A man of many moods -- The lady and the doctor -- A sense of autumn -- Country and court -- Open challenges -- Last heroes -- Last poems -- Death.
Subject Terms:
Pope, Alexander, 1688–1744. | Poets, English -- 18th century -- Biography. | Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography. | Pope, Alexander, 1688–1744. | Authors, English. | Poets, English.