1764 WORKS OF ALEXANDER POPE 10 GREAT ILLUS LTHR XRARE!

THE WORKS OF ALEXANDER POPE, ESQ.

IMITATIONS,

MORAL ESSAYS, SATIRES, ETC.

1764; Alexander Pope; Vol. II; London, Printed for A. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, Others; Leather; Illustrated; 360 Pages; 4.3"x 7"; Very Rare!!

Great for any fan of the Legendary Author or Classic or Collector.  245 Years Old!!!

Attributes:

A Beautiful, original sleek all leather cover design with maroon/black labels to spine and nice gold detail to spine in a criss cross pattern with tiny stars, some gold gilding to cover edges, with 10 Superb full page illustrations and many Classic Selections from the Famous Author; written in old english "f" instead of "s" on handmade paper!!!

Some Contents Included:

IMITATIONS OF CHAUCER, SPENCER, OF WALLER, COWLEY, E. OF ROCHESTER, E. OF DORSET, OF DR. SWIFT, ESSAY ON SATIRE, ESSAY ON MAN IIN FOUR EPISTLES, THE UNIVERSAL PRAYER, MORAL ESSAYS, CHARACTERS OF WOMEN, OF THE USE OF RICHES, DIALOGUES ON MEDALS MR. ADDISON, BOOK OF SATIRES OF HORACE, ETC.!!!

Background:

Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) is a famous eighteenth century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson. Pope is famous for his use of the heroic couplet.

Around 1711, Pope made friends with Tory writers John Gay, Jonathan Swift, Thomas Parnell and John Arbuthnot, who together formed the satirical Scriblerus Club. The aim of the club was to satirise ignorance and pedantry in the form of the fictional scholar Martinus Scriblerus. He also made friends with Whig writers Joseph Addison and Richard Steele. In March of 1713, Windsor Forest was published and was a well known success.

An Essay on Man is a poem published by Alexander Pope in 1734. It is a rationalistic effort to use philosophy in order to "vindicate the ways of God to man" (l.16), a variation of John Milton's claim in the opening lines of Paradise Lost, that he will "justify the ways of God to man" (1.26). It is concerned with the part evil plays in the world and with the natural order God has decreed for man. Because man cannot know God's purposes, he cannot complain about his position in the Great Chain of Being (ll.33-34) and must accept that "Whatever IS, is RIGHT" (l.292), a theme that would soon be satirized by Voltaire in Candide. More than any other work, it popularized optimistic philosophy throughout England and the rest of Europe.

After 1738, Pope wrote little. He toyed with the idea of composing a patriotic epic in blank verse called Brutus, but only the opening lines survive. His major work in these years was revising and expanding his masterpiece The Dunciad. Book Four appeared in 1742, and a complete revision of the whole poem in the following year. In this version, Pope replaced the "hero", Lewis Theobald, with the poet laureate Colley Cibber as "king of dunces". By now Pope's health, which had never been good, was failing, and he died in his villa surrounded by friends on 30 May 1744. On the previous day, 29 May 1744, Pope called for a priest and received the Last Rites of the Catholic Church. He lies buried in the nave of the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Twickenham.

Condition:

Condition is Good+/Very Good.  Some wear to edges/little to cover, pages are very good, hinges/text block are very good.  Overall, for 245 years old its in Good+/Very Good Condition!!!