An Epistle To Dr. Arbuthnot – Alexander Pope – By – C. L. Sastri

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An Epistle To Dr. Arbuthnot *, Original Author – Pope , Author – Dr. C.L. Sastri, Isbn Code – 978-93-88297-12-7

NUMBER OF PAGES-254

Edited with: General Introduction, Text with Paraphrase, Detailed Summary, Critical Appreciation , Notes, Important Explanations, Question and Answers, etc.

General Introduction

The Age of Pope: Age of Prose and Reason

The Life of Pope

Character and Personality of Pope

The Works of Pope

The Coffee House and its Influence on Life and Letters

Pope—The Spokesman of his Age

A Short History and Development of English Satire

Nature of Wit

Rules of Reason

Satire and Pope’s Use of It

Pope’s Theories of Literature

Pope as a Classical Poet

Pope’s Style and Diction

Pope’s Versification

Detailed Examination of Pope’s Merits and Demerits

Reaction against Pope–Why Pope failed as a Great Poet

A General Estimate of Pope as a Poet

Pope’s Place in English Literature

Pope as a Representative of his Age

Pope’s Reputation

Select Literary Criticism on Pope’s Art and Artifice

Special Introduction

An Account of Dr. Arbuthnot

Proper Names in the ‘Epistle’

A Brief Summary of the Poem

Evolution of Thought in the ‘Epistle’

The ‘Epistle’ as a Strange Mixture of Honey and Hypocrisy

The Atticus Passage

The Sporus Passage

Atticus and Sporus Passages

Sir A. W. Ward vis-a-vis ‘Epistle’

Leslie Stephen vis-a-vis ‘Epistle’

Critical Appreciation of

Select Literary Criticisms

Text with Paraphrase

Detailed Summary of An Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot

Critical Notes

Explanations of Important Passages

Questions and Answers

Chronological Table