Hundreds of A-Z entries detail the life and literary career of the most important English poet of the 18th century.
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Chronology
Encyclopedia
Bibliography
Index
Maps
PAT ROGERS is DeBartolo Chair in the Liberal Arts at the University of South Florida. He is the author of more than 200 articles, and his many books include The Samuel Johnson Encyclopedia (Greenwood, 1996), Essays on Pope (1993), The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature (1987), and Literature and Popular Culture in Eighteenth-Century England (1985).
"[A] superb reference book ... No matter where you open the book
and dip in, it is difficult to stop reading ... a major by a major
scholar, and one which should certainly be in every university
library."-English
"The Alexander Pope Encyclopedia will certainly become an essential
reference work for scholars, and will also be useful for students
seeking more detailed background information about Pope than is
available in even the most fully annotated edition....[a]n immense
achievement, and one that offers a distillation of Mr. Roger's
years of carefully acquired knowledge. Scholars and students will
find in it the background material to appreciate more fully the
richness and the resonance of Pope's writing."-The Scriblerian
?[A] superb reference book ... No matter where you open the book
and dip in, it is difficult to stop reading ... a major by a major
scholar, and one which should certainly be in every university
library.?-English
?[R]ogers' work supports both new readers who need context and
devoted scholars requiring a thorough understanding of
minutiae....A valuable resource for anyone reading or studying
Pope. Highly recommended. All academic collections.?-Choice
?The coverage Rogers achieves is remarkable....[a] labor of love by
a scholar who has done as much as anyone currently writing to make
the authors of the eighteenth century as conveniently and
authoritatively available to us as possible.?-Studies in English
Literature 1500-1900
?The Alexander Pope Encyclopedia provides an impressive store of
information and will be an invaluable resource for students of Pope
and of the eighteenth century more generally.?-Times Literary
Supplement
?The Alexander Pope Encyclopedia will certainly become an essential
reference work for scholars, and will also be useful for students
seeking more detailed background information about Pope than is
available in even the most fully annotated edition....[a]n immense
achievement, and one that offers a distillation of Mr. Roger's
years of carefully acquired knowledge. Scholars and students will
find in it the background material to appreciate more fully the
richness and the resonance of Pope's writing.?-The Scriblerian
?This one-stop reference explains many of his allusions to
contemporary English social mores, people, literature, and
places.?-College & Research Libraries News
"ÝA¨ superb reference book ... No matter where you open the book
and dip in, it is difficult to stop reading ... a major by a major
scholar, and one which should certainly be in every university
library."-English
"ÝR¨ogers' work supports both new readers who need context and
devoted scholars requiring a thorough understanding of
minutiae....A valuable resource for anyone reading or studying
Pope. Highly recommended. All academic collections."-Choice
"The coverage Rogers achieves is remarkable....Ýa¨ labor of love by
a scholar who has done as much as anyone currently writing to make
the authors of the eighteenth century as conveniently and
authoritatively available to us as possible."-Studies in English
Literature 1500-1900
"[R]ogers' work supports both new readers who need context and
devoted scholars requiring a thorough understanding of
minutiae....A valuable resource for anyone reading or studying
Pope. Highly recommended. All academic collections."-Choice
"The Alexander Pope Encyclopedia provides an impressive store of
information and will be an invaluable resource for students of Pope
and of the eighteenth century more generally."-Times Literary
Supplement
"This one-stop reference explains many of his allusions to
contemporary English social mores, people, literature, and
places."-College & Research Libraries News
"The coverage Rogers achieves is remarkable....[a] labor of love by
a scholar who has done as much as anyone currently writing to make
the authors of the eighteenth century as conveniently and
authoritatively available to us as possible."-Studies in English
Literature 1500-1900
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