An introductory class on Pope, in particular the Essay on Criticism.  Pope's poetic mode compared to Dryden's.  Some account of Pope's effects in the essay.  The difference between judgment and creation; and the similarities between them: how Virgil was a great critic of Homer and had to be in order to use Homer as the model for the Aeneid.  Pope's own critical theories and his holism.

An introductory class on Pope, in particular the Essay on Criticism. Pope's poetic mode compared to Dryden's. Some account of Pope's effects in the essay. The difference between judgment and creation; and the similarities between them: how Virgil was a great critic of Homer and had to be in order to use Homer as the model for the Aeneid. Pope's own critical theories and his holism.

An introductory class on Pope, in particular the Essay on Criticism.&nbsp; Pope's poetic mode compared to Dryden's.&nbsp; Some account of Pope's effects in the essay.&nbsp; The difference between judgment and creation; and the similarities between them: how Virgil was a great critic of Homer and had to be in order to use Homer as the model for the Aeneid.&nbsp; Pope's own critical theories and his holism.

First class on Pope, 10/19/10

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