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The Dunciad in Four Books

By Valerie Rumbold

The Dunciad in Four Books Contemporary literature

The Dunciad in Four Books

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The Dunciad in Four Books of 1743 was the culmination of the series of Dunciads which Alexander Pope produced over the last decade and a half of his life. It comprises not only a poem, but also a mass of authorial annotation and appendices, and this authoritative edition is the only one available which gives all the verse and the prose in a clearly laid-out form, with a full modern commentary. Accessibly presented on the same page as Popes text are explanatory notes, written in a style adapted to the needs of undergraduate readers, but still comprehensive enough to address the interests of scholars. The many books and pamphlets to which Pope refers have been examined in detail, and the commentary takes advantage of the fifty years scholarship on literary, bibliographical, cultural and political aspects of the period which has accumulated since James Sutherlands The Dunciad, volume five of the Twickenham Edition. A substantial introduction offers a stimulating and helpful approach to the work, and the bibliography includes extensive suggestions for further reading.
Product details
Edition:
2
Number of Pages:
466
Release Date:
2016-01-29
Publication Date:
2016-02-01
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1138137723
ISBN13:
9781138137721
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
860 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
29 cm
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