false 2262521 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg Perhaps no other great poet in English Literature has been so differently judged at different times as Alexander Pope. Accepted almost on his first appearance as one of the leading poets of the day, he rapidly became recognized as the foremost man of letters of his age. He held this position throughout his life, and for over half a century after his death his works were considered not only as masterpieces, but as the finest models of poetry. With the change of poetic temper that occurred at the beginning of the nineteenth century Pope's fame was overshadowed. The romantic poets and critics even raised the question whether Pope was a poet at all. And as his poetical fame diminished, the harsh judgments of his personal character increased. It is almost incredible with what exulting bitterness critics and editors of Pope have tracked out and exposed his petty intrigues, exaggerated his delinquencies, misrepresented his actions, attempted in short to blast his character as a man.

Both as a man and as a poet Pope is sadly in need of a defender to-day. And a defense is by no means impossible. The depreciation of Pope's poetry springs, in the main, from an attempt to measure it by other standards than those which he and his age recognized. The attacks upon his character are due, in large measure, to a misunderstanding of the spirit of the times in which he lived and to a forgetfulness of the special circumstances of his own life. Tried in a fair court by impartial judges Pope as a poet would be awarded a place, if not among the noblest singers, at least high among poets of the second order. And the flaws of character which even his warmest apologist must admit would on the one hand be explained, if not excused, by circumstances, and on the other more than counterbalanced by the existence of noble qualities to which his assailants seem to have been quite blind.

]]> 2262521 16 6423297 1717 The Rape of the Lock total:311|5:64|4:92|3:99|2:41|1:15| 311 1082 412 22 25157 3.64 1135 72 74273685 647062 2262521 1557429162 9781557429162 12 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2262521.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.44 186 Perhaps no other great poet in English Literature has been so differently judged at different times as Alexander Pope. Accepted almost on his first appearance as one of the leading poets of the day, he rapidly became recognized as the foremost man of letters of his age. He held this position throughout his life, and for over half a century after his death his works were considered not only as masterpieces, but as the finest models of poetry. With the change of poetic temper that occurred at the beginning of the nineteenth century Pope's fame was overshadowed. The romantic poets and critics even raised the question whether Pope was a poet at all. And as his poetical fame diminished, the harsh judgments of his personal character increased. It is almost incredible with what exulting bitterness critics and editors of Pope have tracked out and exposed his petty intrigues, exaggerated his delinquencies, misrepresented his actions, attempted in short to blast his character as a man.

Both as a man and as a poet Pope is sadly in need of a defender to-day. And a defense is by no means impossible. The depreciation of Pope's poetry springs, in the main, from an attempt to measure it by other standards than those which he and his age recognized. The attacks upon his character are due, in large measure, to a misunderstanding of the spirit of the times in which he lived and to a forgetfulness of the special circumstances of his own life. Tried in a fair court by impartial judges Pope as a poet would be awarded a place, if not among the noblest singers, at least high among poets of the second order. And the flaws of character which even his warmest apologist must admit would on the one hand be explained, if not excused, by circumstances, and on the other more than counterbalanced by the existence of noble qualities to which his assailants seem to have been quite blind.

]]> 1717 3 0 false Mon Oct 12 09:11:03 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 19:20:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 61148401 2458421 2033416 0099511525 9780099511526 3 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2033416.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.76 21 </div>]]> 1717 3 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jun 25 21:56:40 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 17:38:51 -0700 2009 1
I'm personally not one for this sort of satire, and as entertaining as Pope is, he's not the poet I would generally elect to read. So having to read this for a class, I wasn't too thrilled about it at first. Then I opened my mind, gave it a shot, and am very...more...]]> 67875730 104823 2262521 1557429162 9781557429162 12 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2262521.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.48 311 Perhaps no other great poet in English Literature has been so differently judged at different times as Alexander Pope. Accepted almost on his first appearance as one of the leading poets of the day, he rapidly became recognized as the foremost man of letters of his age. He held this position throughout his life, and for over half a century after his death his works were considered not only as masterpieces, but as the finest models of poetry. With the change of poetic temper that occurred at the beginning of the nineteenth century Pope's fame was overshadowed. The romantic poets and critics even raised the question whether Pope was a poet at all. And as his poetical fame diminished, the harsh judgments of his personal character increased. It is almost incredible with what exulting bitterness critics and editors of Pope have tracked out and exposed his petty intrigues, exaggerated his delinquencies, misrepresented his actions, attempted in short to blast his character as a man.

Both as a man and as a poet Pope is sadly in need of a defender to-day. And a defense is by no means impossible. The depreciation of Pope's poetry springs, in the main, from an attempt to measure it by other standards than those which he and his age recognized. The attacks upon his character are due, in large measure, to a misunderstanding of the spirit of the times in which he lived and to a forgetfulness of the special circumstances of his own life. Tried in a fair court by impartial judges Pope as a poet would be awarded a place, if not among the noblest singers, at least high among poets of the second order. And the flaws of character which even his warmest apologist must admit would on the one hand be explained, if not excused, by circumstances, and on the other more than counterbalanced by the existence of noble qualities to which his assailants seem to have been quite blind.

]]> 1717 3 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Aug 18 07:47:17 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 07:47:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 70539702 1311022 2262521 1557429162 9781557429162 12 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2262521.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.48 311 Perhaps no other great poet in English Literature has been so differently judged at different times as Alexander Pope. Accepted almost on his first appearance as one of the leading poets of the day, he rapidly became recognized as the foremost man of letters of his age. He held this position throughout his life, and for over half a century after his death his works were considered not only as masterpieces, but as the finest models of poetry. With the change of poetic temper that occurred at the beginning of the nineteenth century Pope's fame was overshadowed. The romantic poets and critics even raised the question whether Pope was a poet at all. And as his poetical fame diminished, the harsh judgments of his personal character increased. It is almost incredible with what exulting bitterness critics and editors of Pope have tracked out and exposed his petty intrigues, exaggerated his delinquencies, misrepresented his actions, attempted in short to blast his character as a man.

Both as a man and as a poet Pope is sadly in need of a defender to-day. And a defense is by no means impossible. The depreciation of Pope's poetry springs, in the main, from an attempt to measure it by other standards than those which he and his age recognized. The attacks upon his character are due, in large measure, to a misunderstanding of the spirit of the times in which he lived and to a forgetfulness of the special circumstances of his own life. Tried in a fair court by impartial judges Pope as a poet would be awarded a place, if not among the noblest singers, at least high among poets of the second order. And the flaws of character which even his warmest apologist must admit would on the one hand be explained, if not excused, by circumstances, and on the other more than counterbalanced by the existence of noble qualities to which his assailants seem to have been quite blind.

]]> 1717 2 0 false Tue Sep 08 19:05:20 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 19:06:51 -0700 2009 77700474 2941689 2262521 1557429162 9781557429162 12 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2262521.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.48 311 Perhaps no other great poet in English Literature has been so differently judged at different times as Alexander Pope. Accepted almost on his first appearance as one of the leading poets of the day, he rapidly became recognized as the foremost man of letters of his age. He held this position throughout his life, and for over half a century after his death his works were considered not only as masterpieces, but as the finest models of poetry. With the change of poetic temper that occurred at the beginning of the nineteenth century Pope's fame was overshadowed. The romantic poets and critics even raised the question whether Pope was a poet at all. And as his poetical fame diminished, the harsh judgments of his personal character increased. It is almost incredible with what exulting bitterness critics and editors of Pope have tracked out and exposed his petty intrigues, exaggerated his delinquencies, misrepresented his actions, attempted in short to blast his character as a man.

Both as a man and as a poet Pope is sadly in need of a defender to-day. And a defense is by no means impossible. The depreciation of Pope's poetry springs, in the main, from an attempt to measure it by other standards than those which he and his age recognized. The attacks upon his character are due, in large measure, to a misunderstanding of the spirit of the times in which he lived and to a forgetfulness of the special circumstances of his own life. Tried in a fair court by impartial judges Pope as a poet would be awarded a place, if not among the noblest singers, at least high among poets of the second order. And the flaws of character which even his warmest apologist must admit would on the one hand be explained, if not excused, by circumstances, and on the other more than counterbalanced by the existence of noble qualities to which his assailants seem to have been quite blind.

]]> 1717 4 0 false Fri Nov 13 17:43:30 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 17:44:45 -0800 2009 47866099 1659621 2262521 1557429162 9781557429162 12 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2262521.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.48 311 Perhaps no other great poet in English Literature has been so differently judged at different times as Alexander Pope. Accepted almost on his first appearance as one of the leading poets of the day, he rapidly became recognized as the foremost man of letters of his age. He held this position throughout his life, and for over half a century after his death his works were considered not only as masterpieces, but as the finest models of poetry. With the change of poetic temper that occurred at the beginning of the nineteenth century Pope's fame was overshadowed. The romantic poets and critics even raised the question whether Pope was a poet at all. And as his poetical fame diminished, the harsh judgments of his personal character increased. It is almost incredible with what exulting bitterness critics and editors of Pope have tracked out and exposed his petty intrigues, exaggerated his delinquencies, misrepresented his actions, attempted in short to blast his character as a man.

Both as a man and as a poet Pope is sadly in need of a defender to-day. And a defense is by no means impossible. The depreciation of Pope's poetry springs, in the main, from an attempt to measure it by other standards than those which he and his age recognized. The attacks upon his character are due, in large measure, to a misunderstanding of the spirit of the times in which he lived and to a forgetfulness of the special circumstances of his own life. Tried in a fair court by impartial judges Pope as a poet would be awarded a place, if not among the noblest singers, at least high among poets of the second order. And the flaws of character which even his warmest apologist must admit would on the one hand be explained, if not excused, by circumstances, and on the other more than counterbalanced by the existence of noble qualities to which his assailants seem to have been quite blind.

]]> 1717 5 0 false Sun Mar 01 02:12:35 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 02:15:14 -0800 2009 81090737 2991736 1886758 0486219631 9780486219639 3 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238984646m/1886758.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238984646s/1886758.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1886758.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.83 23 1717 4 0 false Tue Dec 15 09:56:18 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 15 09:57:17 -0800 2009 22620390 974210 1886758 0486219631 9780486219639 3 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238984646m/1886758.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238984646s/1886758.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1886758.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.48 311 1717 2 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1969 Tue May 20 10:16:27 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 04 21:09:16 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 49602269 874144 2262521 1557429162 9781557429162 12 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2262521.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.48 311 Perhaps no other great poet in English Literature has been so differently judged at different times as Alexander Pope. Accepted almost on his first appearance as one of the leading poets of the day, he rapidly became recognized as the foremost man of letters of his age. He held this position throughout his life, and for over half a century after his death his works were considered not only as masterpieces, but as the finest models of poetry. With the change of poetic temper that occurred at the beginning of the nineteenth century Pope's fame was overshadowed. The romantic poets and critics even raised the question whether Pope was a poet at all. And as his poetical fame diminished, the harsh judgments of his personal character increased. It is almost incredible with what exulting bitterness critics and editors of Pope have tracked out and exposed his petty intrigues, exaggerated his delinquencies, misrepresented his actions, attempted in short to blast his character as a man.

Both as a man and as a poet Pope is sadly in need of a defender to-day. And a defense is by no means impossible. The depreciation of Pope's poetry springs, in the main, from an attempt to measure it by other standards than those which he and his age recognized. The attacks upon his character are due, in large measure, to a misunderstanding of the spirit of the times in which he lived and to a forgetfulness of the special circumstances of his own life. Tried in a fair court by impartial judges Pope as a poet would be awarded a place, if not among the noblest singers, at least high among poets of the second order. And the flaws of character which even his warmest apologist must admit would on the one hand be explained, if not excused, by circumstances, and on the other more than counterbalanced by the existence of noble qualities to which his assailants seem to have been quite blind.

]]> 1717 0 0 false Tue Mar 17 16:55:09 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 22:45:41 -0700 2009 http://poemshape.wordpress.com/2009/03/0...]]> 6491780 104521 954434 0312115695 9780312115692 3 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179773937m/954434.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179773937s/954434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/954434.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.31 35 1717 5 0 false Thu Sep 20 08:38:09 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 08:40:41 -0700 2007 beau-monde that will leave you wondering what his ultimate "moral" really is. And while we're at it, what do we ...more...]]> 3021964 189569 954434 0312115695 9780312115692 3 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179773937m/954434.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179773937s/954434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/954434.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.48 311 1717 5 0 false Fri Jul 13 07:04:34 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 00:29:10 -0800 2009 19244888 1001935 2262521 1557429162 9781557429162 12 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2262521.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.48 311 Perhaps no other great poet in English Literature has been so differently judged at different times as Alexander Pope. Accepted almost on his first appearance as one of the leading poets of the day, he rapidly became recognized as the foremost man of letters of his age. He held this position throughout his life, and for over half a century after his death his works were considered not only as masterpieces, but as the finest models of poetry. With the change of poetic temper that occurred at the beginning of the nineteenth century Pope's fame was overshadowed. The romantic poets and critics even raised the question whether Pope was a poet at all. And as his poetical fame diminished, the harsh judgments of his personal character increased. It is almost incredible with what exulting bitterness critics and editors of Pope have tracked out and exposed his petty intrigues, exaggerated his delinquencies, misrepresented his actions, attempted in short to blast his character as a man.

Both as a man and as a poet Pope is sadly in need of a defender to-day. And a defense is by no means impossible. The depreciation of Pope's poetry springs, in the main, from an attempt to measure it by other standards than those which he and his age recognized. The attacks upon his character are due, in large measure, to a misunderstanding of the spirit of the times in which he lived and to a forgetfulness of the special circumstances of his own life. Tried in a fair court by impartial judges Pope as a poet would be awarded a place, if not among the noblest singers, at least high among poets of the second order. And the flaws of character which even his warmest apologist must admit would on the one hand be explained, if not excused, by circumstances, and on the other more than counterbalanced by the existence of noble qualities to which his assailants seem to have been quite blind.

]]> 1717 4 0 false Mon Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Apr 01 18:02:17 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 18:12:45 -0700 2008 1. "What dire Offence from am'rous Causes springs,
What mighty Contests rise from trivial Things."
2. "But see how oft ambition's aims are cross'd,
And chiefs content 'til all the prize is lost!"]]> 2762108 123293 954434 0312115695 9780312115692 3 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179773937m/954434.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179773937s/954434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/954434.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.48 311 1717 5 0 false Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Fri Jul 06 04:07:17 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 06 04:12:51 -0700 2007 19317736 1047039 2262521 1557429162 9781557429162 12 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2262521.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.48 311 Perhaps no other great poet in English Literature has been so differently judged at different times as Alexander Pope. Accepted almost on his first appearance as one of the leading poets of the day, he rapidly became recognized as the foremost man of letters of his age. He held this position throughout his life, and for over half a century after his death his works were considered not only as masterpieces, but as the finest models of poetry. With the change of poetic temper that occurred at the beginning of the nineteenth century Pope's fame was overshadowed. The romantic poets and critics even raised the question whether Pope was a poet at all. And as his poetical fame diminished, the harsh judgments of his personal character increased. It is almost incredible with what exulting bitterness critics and editors of Pope have tracked out and exposed his petty intrigues, exaggerated his delinquencies, misrepresented his actions, attempted in short to blast his character as a man.

Both as a man and as a poet Pope is sadly in need of a defender to-day. And a defense is by no means impossible. The depreciation of Pope's poetry springs, in the main, from an attempt to measure it by other standards than those which he and his age recognized. The attacks upon his character are due, in large measure, to a misunderstanding of the spirit of the times in which he lived and to a forgetfulness of the special circumstances of his own life. Tried in a fair court by impartial judges Pope as a poet would be awarded a place, if not among the noblest singers, at least high among poets of the second order. And the flaws of character which even his warmest apologist must admit would on the one hand be explained, if not excused, by circumstances, and on the other more than counterbalanced by the existence of noble qualities to which his assailants seem to have been quite blind.

]]> 1717 2 0 false Wed Apr 02 14:33:52 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 14:34:42 -0700 2008 18409705 1009420 2262521 1557429162 9781557429162 12 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2262521.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.48 311 Perhaps no other great poet in English Literature has been so differently judged at different times as Alexander Pope. Accepted almost on his first appearance as one of the leading poets of the day, he rapidly became recognized as the foremost man of letters of his age. He held this position throughout his life, and for over half a century after his death his works were considered not only as masterpieces, but as the finest models of poetry. With the change of poetic temper that occurred at the beginning of the nineteenth century Pope's fame was overshadowed. The romantic poets and critics even raised the question whether Pope was a poet at all. And as his poetical fame diminished, the harsh judgments of his personal character increased. It is almost incredible with what exulting bitterness critics and editors of Pope have tracked out and exposed his petty intrigues, exaggerated his delinquencies, misrepresented his actions, attempted in short to blast his character as a man.

Both as a man and as a poet Pope is sadly in need of a defender to-day. And a defense is by no means impossible. The depreciation of Pope's poetry springs, in the main, from an attempt to measure it by other standards than those which he and his age recognized. The attacks upon his character are due, in large measure, to a misunderstanding of the spirit of the times in which he lived and to a forgetfulness of the special circumstances of his own life. Tried in a fair court by impartial judges Pope as a poet would be awarded a place, if not among the noblest singers, at least high among poets of the second order. And the flaws of character which even his warmest apologist must admit would on the one hand be explained, if not excused, by circumstances, and on the other more than counterbalanced by the existence of noble qualities to which his assailants seem to have been quite blind.

]]> 1717 5 0 false Sat Mar 22 18:18:17 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 22 18:18:57 -0700 2008 67476326 572197 2033416 0099511525 9780099511526 3 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2033416.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.48 311 </div>]]> 1717 0 0 false Sat Aug 15 05:35:13 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 14:32:20 -0700 2009 EN1004: Explorers and Revolutionaries - Literature 1680-1830

To obtain: Ebay]]> 1702827 118917 157351 0898046629 9780898046625 1 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/157351.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.71 7 1717 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Jun 06 00:50:39 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 20:50:06 -0800 2009 23064006 1190673 2262521 1557429162 9781557429162 12 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2262521.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.48 311 Perhaps no other great poet in English Literature has been so differently judged at different times as Alexander Pope. Accepted almost on his first appearance as one of the leading poets of the day, he rapidly became recognized as the foremost man of letters of his age. He held this position throughout his life, and for over half a century after his death his works were considered not only as masterpieces, but as the finest models of poetry. With the change of poetic temper that occurred at the beginning of the nineteenth century Pope's fame was overshadowed. The romantic poets and critics even raised the question whether Pope was a poet at all. And as his poetical fame diminished, the harsh judgments of his personal character increased. It is almost incredible with what exulting bitterness critics and editors of Pope have tracked out and exposed his petty intrigues, exaggerated his delinquencies, misrepresented his actions, attempted in short to blast his character as a man.

Both as a man and as a poet Pope is sadly in need of a defender to-day. And a defense is by no means impossible. The depreciation of Pope's poetry springs, in the main, from an attempt to measure it by other standards than those which he and his age recognized. The attacks upon his character are due, in large measure, to a misunderstanding of the spirit of the times in which he lived and to a forgetfulness of the special circumstances of his own life. Tried in a fair court by impartial judges Pope as a poet would be awarded a place, if not among the noblest singers, at least high among poets of the second order. And the flaws of character which even his warmest apologist must admit would on the one hand be explained, if not excused, by circumstances, and on the other more than counterbalanced by the existence of noble qualities to which his assailants seem to have been quite blind.

]]> 1717 5 0 false Tue May 27 13:18:57 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 13:19:36 -0700 2008 19600617 134930 2262521 1557429162 9781557429162 12 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2262521.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.48 311 Perhaps no other great poet in English Literature has been so differently judged at different times as Alexander Pope. Accepted almost on his first appearance as one of the leading poets of the day, he rapidly became recognized as the foremost man of letters of his age. He held this position throughout his life, and for over half a century after his death his works were considered not only as masterpieces, but as the finest models of poetry. With the change of poetic temper that occurred at the beginning of the nineteenth century Pope's fame was overshadowed. The romantic poets and critics even raised the question whether Pope was a poet at all. And as his poetical fame diminished, the harsh judgments of his personal character increased. It is almost incredible with what exulting bitterness critics and editors of Pope have tracked out and exposed his petty intrigues, exaggerated his delinquencies, misrepresented his actions, attempted in short to blast his character as a man.

Both as a man and as a poet Pope is sadly in need of a defender to-day. And a defense is by no means impossible. The depreciation of Pope's poetry springs, in the main, from an attempt to measure it by other standards than those which he and his age recognized. The attacks upon his character are due, in large measure, to a misunderstanding of the spirit of the times in which he lived and to a forgetfulness of the special circumstances of his own life. Tried in a fair court by impartial judges Pope as a poet would be awarded a place, if not among the noblest singers, at least high among poets of the second order. And the flaws of character which even his warmest apologist must admit would on the one hand be explained, if not excused, by circumstances, and on the other more than counterbalanced by the existence of noble qualities to which his assailants seem to have been quite blind.

]]> 1717 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sun Apr 06 17:46:05 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 17:46:05 -0700 2008 11535377 737672 1886758 0486219631 9780486219639 3 <![CDATA[The Rape of the Lock]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238984646m/1886758.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238984646s/1886758.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1886758.The_Rape_of_the_Lock 3.48 311 1717 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Thu Jan 03 09:36:57 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 09:37:29 -0800 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2262521