This authoritative edition was first published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Pope's... Læs mere
Written in 1727, this title was one of Alexander Pope's contributions to the literary output of the legendary Scriblerus club - a circle of writers dedicated to mocking what... Læs mere
Included in this volume are the original two-canto version of The Rape of the Lock and Pope’s hilarious mock-interpretation of the poem as a seditious work, A Key to the Lock.
A series featuring a contemporary poet selecting and introducing a poet of the past. It, by choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions expressed in prefaces, offers... Læs mere
He adopted many poetic forms, and this anthology includes graceful and witty lyrics, verse letters to friends in the Horatian mode, a number of devotional poems, and a variety of... Læs mere
The author was the greatest English poet of his age, whose acerbic insights into human nature have entered the language, and whose verse still astonishes... Læs mere
The victim is the beautiful, innocent Belinda, her attacker is the dastardly Baron, and his weapon of choice is a pair of scissors... Pope's mock-epic is the sharp and witty tale of the most famous bad hair day in the history of literature.
The Poems of Alexander Pope is a multi-volume edition of the poetry of Alexander Pope resulting from a thorough reappraisal of his work. Volume One contains the poetry that appeared between 1709 and 1714.
This seminal edition includes comprehensive annotation, the 1712 version of the poem as well as the 1714 version, and substantial critical material in appendices. No student of Pope can afford to be without this classic edition.
This selection includes The Rape of the Lock, Eloisa to Abelard, and extracts from The Dunciad and the translation of Homer.