POPE AS A CRITIC—ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR SCHOLARS AND TEACHERS

BRITISH CRITICISM DURING THE 18^th CENTURY –Blamiers

The Eighteenth Century I: The Age of Addison and Pope

M. Phil English, Bharathiar University--Blamiers—

Approaches--Unit II

Additional critical materials for students of M.Phil (English)

S. SREEKUMAR

POPE AS A CRITIC—ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR SCHOLARS AND TEACHERS

[Teachers of MPhil classes are advised to provide additional learning materials for their scholars as the materials from the text books are not sufficient for a clear estimate of the critic concerned]

ALEXANDER POPE

As a critic Pope is remembered more for his Essay on Criticism than for his other critical writings—Preface to the Works of Shakespeare, Imitation of the Epistles of Horace to Augustus & Preface to the Translation of the Iliad.

The Eighteenth Century I: The Age of Addison and Pope, Blamiers— Approaches--Unit II

BRITISH CRITICISM DURING THE 18^th CENTURY –Blamiers

M. Phil English, Bharathiar University--Blamiers—

Approaches--Unit II

Summary by Dr. S. Sreekumar

The Eighteenth Century I: The Age of Addison and Pope

Introduction

·        The 18^th century was a period of calm and prosperity in England. Industry and commerce were rapidly expanding. Agriculture and sheep farming also showed much progress in this century.