Alexander Pope’s Catholic Vision: “Slave to no sect” [electronic resource] /
Atkins, G. Douglas.author.
A fresh look at the greatest poet of early eighteenth-century England, this highly readable book focuses on Pope's religious thinking and major poems. G. Douglas Atkins extends the argument that the Roman Catholic poet was no Deist, 'closet' or otherwise.
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""Cover""; ""Half-Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface              ""; ""Introduction: Toward Deconfining Pope 1 â€œSo vast is Art, so narrow Human Witâ€?:                                                                                     ""; ""1 â€œSo vast is Art, so narrow Human Witâ€?: Subordinating Part to Whole in An Essay on Criticism""; ""2 â€œSlave to no sectâ€?: From Part to Whole                                               ""
""3 Avoiding Deismâ€?s â€œhigh Priori Roadâ€?: A Catholic Sensibility and a Laymanâ€?s Faith                                                                                         """"4 An Emergent Conclusion                               ""; ""Bibliography                   ""; ""Index            ""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A fresh look at the greatest poet of early eighteenth-century England, this highly readable book focuses on Pope's religious thinking and major poems. G. Douglas Atkins extends the argument that the Roman Catholic poet was no Deist, 'closet' or otherwise.
Catholic Church.
British literature.
Religion-History.
Literature, Modern-18th century.
Fiction.
Catholicism.
British and Irish Literature.
History of Religion.
Eighteenth-Century Literature.
Fiction.