Alexander Pope’s Catholic Vision

“Slave to No Sect”

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

615 kr

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-04-26
Mått:140 x 216 x 11 mm
Vikt:250 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:69
Upplaga:2013
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137344779

Utforska kategorier

Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur

Mer om författaren

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.

Recensioner i media

"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

Innehållsförteckning

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