Pope and the destiny of the Stuarts
Subtitle: history, politics, and mythology in the age of Queen Anne
By: Pat Rogers.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9780199274390
Subjects: Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744; Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 -- Knowledge -- History; Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 -- Knowledge -- Mythology; Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 -- Political and social views; Literature and history -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Mythology in literature; Monarchy in literature
Description: "This radical new look at the literary and political climate of England during the reign of Queen Anne examines the work of the greatest poet of the age, Alexander Pope. Pope and the Destiny of the Stuarts provides the fullest contextual account to date of Windsor-Forest (1713), widely seen as a key text in the evolution of early eighteenth-century poetry. It examines the poem's topical and political aspects and offers a reconfiguration of Pope's early career, demonstrating that this was a pivotal period, marking a critical watershed in both his personal and literary development.

The book gives a complete account of Pope's life and work in his early twenties, and supplies a new political interpretation, including a careful analysis of possible Jacobite colourings."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-329) and index.