Alexander Pope and the Traditions of Formal Verse Satire

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Alexander Pope and the Traditions of Formal Verse Satire is written by Howard D. Weinbrot and published by Princeton University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1400857376 (ISBN 10) and 9781400857371 (ISBN 13).

Ranging over the tradition of verse satire from the Roman poets to their seventeenth- and eighteenth-century imitators in England and France, Howard D. Weinbrot challenges the common view of Alexander Pope as a Horatian satirist in a Horatian age. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.