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The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1

by Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

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"The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1" by Alexander Pope is a comprehensive collection of the poet's works, including poetry and some prose, compiled in the 18th century. The volume also features introductions and commentary by prominent literary figures, indicating its importance in the canon of English literature. This edition includes many of Pope's notable poems as well as unpublished letters, shedding light on his life and friendships, which adds a rich context to his poetic oeuvre. The opening of the volume presents the historical context surrounding Pope's works, including an advertisement by Warburton that discusses the care put into this new complete edition following Pope's death. Additionally, it mentions the editorial challenges and considerations taken to preserve the integrity of Pope's poetry and prose, underscoring the significance of his literary legacy. The table of contents reveals a range of his poetry from various periods, including collections of translations and original compositions, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of Pope's literary contributions.

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  • English poetry · 18th century

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Of Pope's Collected Editions of His Works

The Works of Mr. ALEXANDER POPE. London: Printed by W.
BOWYER for BERNARD LINTOT, between the Temple Gates, 1717.
4to and folio.

This volume consists of all the acknowledged poems which Pope had hitherto published, with the addition of some new pieces.

The Works of Mr. ALEXANDER POPE. Volume ii. London: Printed
by J. WRIGHT, for LAWTON GILLIVER, at Homer's Head in Fleet
Street, 1735. 4to and folio.

The volume of 1735 contains, with a few exceptions, the poems which Pope had printed since 1717. The pages of each group of pieces—Epistles, Satires, Epitaphs, etc.—are numbered separately, and there are other irregularities in the numbers, arising from a change in the order of the Moral Essays after the sheets were struck off.

Letters of Mr. ALEXANDER POPE, and Several of his friends.
London: Printed by J. WRIGHT for J. KNAPTON in Ludgate
Street, L. GILLIVER in Fleet Street, J. BRINDLEY in New Bond
Street, and R. DODSLEY in Pall-Mall, 1737. 4to and folio.

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Contents

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  1. Of Pope's Collected Editions of His Works
  2. Departed Relations and Friends
  3. Footnotes
  4. Footnotes
  5. Introduction
  6. Footnotes
  7. The Author's Preface
  8. The Author's Preface
  9. Footnotes
  10. The Author to the Reader
  11. Footnotes
  12. On Mr. Pope and His Poems
  13. To Mr. Pope
  14. Mr. Wycherley
  15. To Mr. Pope
  16. To Mr. Pope
  17. On the Publishing His Works
  18. William Broome
  19. Footnotes
  20. Advertisement
  21. Footnotes
  22. First Book of Statius: His
  23. Translated in the Year 1703
  24. Footnotes
  25. Argument
  26. Statius's Thebais
  27. Footnotes
  28. Ovid
  29. Footnotes
  30. From the Ninth Book of Ovid's Metamorphoses
  31. Footnotes
  32. From the Fourteenth Book of Ovid's Metamorphoses
  33. Footnotes
  34. Merchant's Tale
  35. Footnotes
  36. Her Prologue
  37. Footnotes
  38. Advertisement
  39. Footnotes
  40. The Temple of Fame
  41. Footnotes
  42. Footnotes
  43. A Discourse
  44. Footnotes
  45. Damon
  46. Daphnis
  47. Strephon
  48. Daphnis
  49. Daphnis
  50. Damon
  51. Footnotes
  52. Daphnis
  53. The Second Pastoral
  54. Footnotes
  55. Hylas and Aegon
  56. Footnotes
  57. Lycidas
  58. Thyrsis
  59. Lycidas
  60. Thyrsis
  61. Lycidas
  62. Thyrsis
  63. Footnotes
  64. Footnotes
  65. Footnotes
  66. Footnotes
  67. To the Right Honourable
  68. Footnotes
  69. Bradbury, Evans, and Co., Printers, Whitefriars

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This free edition of The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 by Alexander Pope comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #32190, released 2010-05-02. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Poetry, Essays, Letters & Speeches, Classics of Literature, British Literature.

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