{"product_id":"alexander-pope-5","title":"Alexander Pope","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1978, \u003ci\u003eAlexander Pope \u003c\/i\u003eis an introduction to Pope’s life and work, which sets the poet solidly in his age and relates the liveliness and variety of his poetry to the strange combination of chronic invalidism and a sociable disposition which marked his life. G. S. Fraser argues that Pope is a more varied figure than his reputation as a great satirist indicates and that he is in some ways more a survivor from the Restoration than a precursor of middle-class morality. Special attention is paid to the poems in the first \u003ci\u003eCollected Works \u003c\/i\u003eof 1717, which displays both Pope’s gaiety and his sense of colour and beauty. The dignity of his translation of Homer and the thoughtfulness and piety of \u003ci\u003eAn Essay on Man \u003c\/i\u003eare also emphasised. His satirical genius, which found its greatest expression during the later years of declining health, is not ignored but set in perspective. Many readers of this persuasively argued study will be surprised to discover in it a gayer, more warm-hearted and more likeable Pope than they had, perhaps, imagined. Students of English literature will find this book immensely refreshing. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226523914584,"sku":"9781032212685","price":112.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032212685.jpg?v=1769673647","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/alexander-pope-5","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}