The Poet and the Publisher by Pat Rogers
The picaresque tale of the vitriolic, highly public quarrel between the poet Alexander Pope and the publisher Edmund Curll.
‘Drawing on deep familiarity with the period and its personalities, Pat Rogers has given us a witty and richly detailed account of the ongoing war between the greatest poet of the eighteenth century and its most scandalous publisherCleverly presented as the trial of Pope v. Curll, with scores of documents as “exhibits” and with posterity as jury, the narrative fully justifies the author’s comment that “Pope and Curll are both inherently funny.”’ – Leo Damrosch, author of the bestselling The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends Who Shaped an Age
Pat Rogers is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Liberal Arts at the University of South Florida and an acknowledged authority on Pope. A prolific author and editor, his books include Edmund Curll, Bookseller, with Paul Baines (2007); A Political Biography of Alexander Pope (2010); and the Oxford World’s Classics editions of Pope’s work.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781789144161 |
| ISBN 10 | 1789144167 |
| Title | The Poet and the Publisher |
| Author | Pat Rogers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 2021-05-17 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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