Alexander Pope's Catholic Vision
"Slave to No Sect"
Published on 26. April 2013
Book
Hardback
X, 69 pages
978-1-137-34477-9 (ISBN)
Description
A fresh look at the greatest poet of early eighteenth-century England, this highly readable book focuses on Pope's religious thinking and major poems. G. Douglas Atkins extends the argument that the Roman Catholic poet was no Deist, 'closet' or otherwise.
Reviews / Votes
"Atkins offers a refreshing commentary that is all too seldom put forward. His vision of Pope is confidently and consistently articulated." - Jeffrey Smitten, Professor of English, Utah State University, USA
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Edition
2013 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave Macmillan
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
X, 69 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-34477-9 (9781137344779)
DOI
10.1057/9781137344786
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
G. Douglas Atkins is Professor of English at the University of Kansas, USA, where he has taught for 43 years. He has won three awards for outstanding teaching, directed the graduate program at the University of Kansas for 18 years, and is the author of 15 books and 3 edited collections.
Content
Preface Introduction: Toward Deconfining Pope 1. 'So vast is Art, so narrow Human Wit': Subordinating Part to Whole in An Essay on Criticism 2. 'Slave to No Sect': From Part to Whole 3. Avoiding Deism's 'High Priori Road': A Catholic Sensibility and a Layman's Faith 4. A Emergent Conclusion Bibliography