Pope: The Rape of the Lock

by John Dixon Hunt (Editor)

The extended plan of the Macmillan Casebook series embraces two categories of book. Individual Here each volume contains classic of English literature of a significant modern work; occasional volumes deal with closely related works by the same writer. General This category includes volumes on literary 'schools' and genres.

Each Casebook brings together the best modern criticisms, along with a selection of earlier reviews and comment. The introduction discusses the variations and development of critical opinion. Each volume aims to give readers a heightened sense of the interest and vitality of the work or theme under discussion, and the value of a critical response.

Genres: Poetry

Paperback

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

John Dixon Hunt is an English landscape historian, whose academic career began teaching English literature. He became a professor at the University of Pennsylvania in 1994 and served as the department chair of landscape architecture and regional planning until June 2000, now being emeritus.

Reviews

[Monika]

How have I missed this gem of Pope before?!