The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope (Two Volumes, Complete) with Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by the Rev. George Gilfillan

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Half brown crushed morocco over marbled boards, spines in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on burgundy labels in two compartments, gilt borders on covers, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. Alexander Pope (1688 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18th century. An exponent of Augustan literature, Pope is best known for his satirical and discursive poetry including The Rape of the Lock, The Dunciad, and An Essay on Criticism, and for his translations of Homer. After Shakespeare, Pope is the second-most quoted author in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, some of his verses having entered common parlance (e.g. "damning with faint praise" or "to err is human; to forgive, divine"). . Mild shelf-wear along edges and hinges, which remain strong, small area of morocco torn away on cover of volume two only, otherwise unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD+. . British Poets Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xxviii, 315; xxiv, 326 pp. N° de ref. del artículo 23940

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