Delphi Complete Works of Alexander Pope (Illustrated)

The greatest poet of the eighteenth century deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of poetry. Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete poetical works of Alexander Pope, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)


* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Pope’s life and works

* Concise introductions to the poetry and other works

* Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts

* Excellent formatting of the poems

* Features all three versions of the major text THE DUNCIAD, appearing for the first time in digital print

* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry

* Easily locate the poems you want to read

* Includes Pope’s rare play

* Features three biographies – discover Pope’s literary life

* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

 

CONTENTS:

 

The Poetry Collections

EARLY POEMS

PASTORALS

WINDSOR FOREST

AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM

POEMS, 1708–17

THE RAPE OF THE LOCK

ELOISA TO ABELARD

POEMS: 1718–27

THE CURLL MISCELLANIES

POEMS SUGGESTED BY GULLIVER

LATER POEMS

EPIGRAMS AND EPITAPHS

AN ESSAY ON MAN

MORAL ESSAYS

SATIRES

THE DUNCIAD

THE ILIAD

THE ODYSSEY

 

The Poems

LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

 

The Play

THREE HOURS AFTER MARRIAGE by John Gay, Alexander Pope and John Arbuthnot

 

The Biographies

ALEXANDER POPE by Leslie Stephen

THE AGE OF POPE by John Dennis

BRIEF LIFE OF POPE by Thomas De Quincey