The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope & William Cowper (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Henry Francis Cary
Binding: Hardback
Published: William Smith, London , 1839
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
This two-volume set presents the collected verse of Alexander Pope and William Cowper, edited with scholarly authority by Henry Francis Cary. Pope commands with classical precision and biting satire, instructing through heroic couplets on taste, morality, and human folly in works such as The Dunciad and An Essay on Man. Cowper responds with introspective clarity and spiritual depth, illustrating the emotional and religious landscape of late eighteenth-century England through The Task and his hymns. Cary’s editorial framing situates both poets within the broader arc of English literary tradition, underscoring their stylistic contrasts and shared moral vision. Together, the volumes offer a comprehensive portrait of poetic intellect across two pivotal generations.
Author: Henry Francis Cary
Binding: Hardback
Published: William Smith, London , 1839
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
This two-volume set presents the collected verse of Alexander Pope and William Cowper, edited with scholarly authority by Henry Francis Cary. Pope commands with classical precision and biting satire, instructing through heroic couplets on taste, morality, and human folly in works such as The Dunciad and An Essay on Man. Cowper responds with introspective clarity and spiritual depth, illustrating the emotional and religious landscape of late eighteenth-century England through The Task and his hymns. Cary’s editorial framing situates both poets within the broader arc of English literary tradition, underscoring their stylistic contrasts and shared moral vision. Together, the volumes offer a comprehensive portrait of poetic intellect across two pivotal generations.