{"product_id":"alexander-pope-in-the-making-joseph-hone-9780198842316","title":"Alexander Pope in the Making","description":"How did Alexander Pope become the greatest poet of the eighteenth century? Modern scholarship has typically taken Pope's rise to greatness and subsequent remoteness from lesser authors for granted. As a major poet he is treated as the successor of Milton and Dryden or the precursor of Wordsworth. Drawing on previously neglected texts and overlooked archival materials, \u003cem\u003eAlexander Pope in the Making\u003c\/em\u003e immerses the poet in his milieux, providing a substantial new account of Pope's early career, from the earliest traces of manuscript circulation to the publication of his collected \u003cem\u003eWorks\u003c\/em\u003e and beyond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, Joseph Hone illuminates classic poems such as \u003cem\u003eAn Essay on Criticism\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Rape of the Lock\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWindsor-Forest\u003c\/em\u003e by setting them alongside lesser-known texts by Pope and his contempories, many of which have never received sustained critical attention before. Pope's earliest experiments in satire, panegyric, lyric, pastoral, and epic are all explored alongside his translations, publication strategies, and neglected editorial projects. By recovering values shared by Pope and the politically heterodox men and women whose works he read and with whom he collaborated, this book constructs powerful new interpretive frameworks for some of the eighteenth century's most celebrated poems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlexander Pope in the Making\u003c\/em\u003e mounts a comprehensive challenge to the 'Scriblerian' paradigm that has dominated scholarship for the past eighty years. It sheds fresh light on Pope's early career and reshapes our understanding of the ideological landscape of his era. This book will be essential reading for scholars and students of eighteenth-century literature, history, and politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Hone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198842317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198842316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022","brand":"Joseph Hone","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990928916735,"sku":"9780198842316","price":93.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1472c61f-55c7-4893-a079-2656dcde836f.jpg?v=1683307476","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alexander-pope-in-the-making-joseph-hone-9780198842316","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}