Alexander Pope in The Reign of Queen Anne: Reconsiderations of His Early Career

A collection of essays reconsiders how Alexander Pope shaped his early career, focusing on his interactions with courtly culture and his representations of Queen Anne, politics, patronage, literary theory, classical tradition, passions, and religious minority.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This is the first collection of essays since George Sherburns landmark monograph, "The Early Career of Alexander Pope" (1934), to reassess how the most significant and influential poet of eighteenth-century Britain shaped his early career. The volume spans Pope's writings from Queen Anne's reign to just beyond. It particularly emphasizes his engagement with the courtly culture centered around Queen Anne. It explores, for instance, his representations of Queen Anne herself, his depictions of politics and patronage during her reign, his interactions with contemporary literary theory, the classical tradition, English poets from different eras, contemporary perspectives on the passions, and his membership in a religious minority. By undertaking this comprehensive reevaluation, the book aims to redefine the ways in which Pope, increasingly supportive of Anne's rule and mindful of the Virgilian tradition, initially pursued his artistic aspirations.

This is the first collection of essays since George Sherburns landmark monograph, "The Early Career of Alexander Pope" (1934), to reassess how the most significant and influential poet of eighteenth-century Britain shaped his early career. The volume spans Pope's writings from Queen Anne's reign to just beyond. It particularly emphasizes his engagement with the courtly culture centered around Queen Anne. It explores, for instance, his representations of Queen Anne herself, his depictions of politics and patronage during her reign, his interactions with contemporary literary theory, the classical tradition, English poets from different eras, contemporary perspectives on the passions, and his membership in a religious minority. By undertaking this comprehensive reevaluation, the book aims to redefine the ways in which Pope, increasingly supportive of Anne's rule and mindful of the Virgilian tradition, initially pursued his artistic aspirations.

Weight: 440g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367641498