内容説明
Many guides to the work of Alexander Pope have been written, but this guide is unique in offering a comprehensive introduction to not only his works but the contexts from which they emerged and the critical debates they have engendered. As with all guides in this series, student readers are equipped and encouraged to make their own critical readings. Paul Baines provides a broad overview and carefully explains the full range of often very different critical interpretations. Cross-references between sections and guides to further reading suggest numerous possibilities for further study.
Book Description
What can a study of Pope tell us about the eighteenth century? Was Pope the poet of reason, or an anti-establishment prophet? So many questions surround the key figures in the English literary canon, but most books focus on one aspect of an author's life or work, or limit themselves to a single critical approach, The Complete Critical Guide to Alexander Pope is part of a unique series of comprehensive, user-friendly introductions which: offers basic information on an author's life, contexts, and works outline the major critical issues surrounding the author's works, from the time they were written to the present leave judgments up to you, by explaining the full range of often very difficult critical views and interpretations offer guides to further reading in each area discussed. This series has a broad focus but one very clear aim: to equip you with allthe knowledge you need to make your own new readings of crucial literary texts.