Alexander Pope —— The Poet in Poems

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ISBN: 9780691628066 出版年：2015 页码：304 Griffin, Dustin H Princeton University Press

What is the precise relation between the "pope" of the poems and the pope of history? seeking to clarify the nature of the intimate link between the historical self and the idealized self of the poetry, dustin griffin examines the various ways in which pope's poems may be said to be self-expressive. He brings a sensitive critical reading of the texts and an impressive knowledge of the poet's life and writings to his discussion of poems from the entire range of the poet's career. The author argues that pope is present in his poems as a private person whose special imaginative and psychological concerns emerge because they are expressed publicly. In some poems, pope confronts quite openly his fervent moral idealism with his powerful aggressive feelings, and he explores his conflicting impulses toward retirement and engagement.