Alexander Pope
The Major Works
Oxford University Press
1st Edition
Published on 5. January 2026
Book
Hardback
880 pages
978-0-19-886785-2 (ISBN)
Description
This volume in the 21st Century Oxford Authors series presents a substantial selection of Pope's writings, arranged in chronological order to give a sense of the development of his literary career. As well as the poems for which Pope is still best remembered-An Essay on Criticism, The Rape of the Lock, the Essay on Man, the Imitations of Horace, and the Dunciad-readers will find a broad range of lesser-known comic and occasional poems and of his satirical and critical prose. In addition, this volume pays due attention to Pope's genius as a translator, and includes generous selections from his versions of Chaucer, Ovid, Statius, and especially Homer. Several of Pope's letters are also included. Particular care has been taken to give a sense of Pope's arrangement of his verse on the page, in order to reflect his particular interest in the printed form of his work.
Extensive commentary will guide readers to a full understanding and enjoyment of these ground-breaking works. The edition also includes a substantial introduction to Pope's writing, and a detailed chronology of his life.
Extensive commentary will guide readers to a full understanding and enjoyment of these ground-breaking works. The edition also includes a substantial introduction to Pope's writing, and a detailed chronology of his life.
Reviews / Votes
The success of a volume such as this turns on the execution of a comparatively small number of crucial yet far from simple tasks. First, the choice and accuracy of the texts. Second, the quality and depth of the annotation. Finally, the deftness and power of the introduction. On all these counts Power has succeeded splendidly. * David Womersley, The Review of English Studies *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 219 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 56 mm
Weight
1197 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-886785-2 (9780198867852)
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Person
Henry Power studied Classics and English at Brasenose College Oxford, and then read for a PhD in English at Cambridge. Since 2007, he has taught at the University of Exeter, where he is now Professor of English Literature. He is the author of Epic into Novel: Henry Fielding, Scriblerian Satire, and the Consumption of Classical Literature (2015), and has edited Joseph Addison's miscellaneous prose writings for Oxford University Press. He has held visiting positions at All Souls College, Oxford and at the Beinecke Library in Yale.
Content
List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Chronology Note on the Texts and their Ordering POPE'S WORKS Commentary Biographical Appendix Appendix: The Rape of the Locke (1712)