The Art of Sinking in Poetry by Pope, Alexander

The Art of Sinking in Poetry (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781847496928)

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The Art of Sinking in Poetry by Pope, Alexander

The Art of Sinking in Poetry

$12.00
The Art of Sinking in Poetry by Pope, Alexander

The Art of Sinking in Poetry

$12.00
Format: Paperback
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Written in 1727, The Art of Sinking in Poetry was one of Alexander Pope's contributions to the literary output of the legendary Scriblerus club - a circle of writers dedicated to mocking what they perceived as a culture of mediocrity and false learning prevalent in the arts and sciences of their day. Taking the form of an ironic guide to writing bad verse, Pope's tongue-in-cheek essay is wickedly funny in its lampooning of various pompous poetasters, as well as being essential reading for any budding writer wishing to avoid sinking to the unintentionally ridiculous, and instead reach for the sublime.

Author: Alexander Pope
ISBN-10: 184749692X
ISBN-13: 9781847496928
Publisher: Alma Books
Language: English
Published: 01/23/2018
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.40d
By Alexander Pope
By Alexander Pope
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Alexander Pope (1688-1744) was the pre-eminent poet of his day, and is most famous for his mockheroic poem The Rape of the Lock. With John Gay, Jonathan Swift and John Arbuthnot, he formed the Scriblerus Club

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