Hutchings, William2024-05-162024-05-162023-12-1997818006430009781800643017978180064413797818006467359781800644144c1f46a3f-6fc8-4019-8ab3-e409f3190ad5https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0372https://thoth-arch.lib.cam.ac.uk/handle/1811/20Publication status: ACTIVEThe book is a chronological reading of Alexander Pope’s poems, from the Pastorals (1709) to the four-book Dunciad (1743). Each of the 26 chapters forming the volume selects examples for detailed scrutiny, demonstrating how close reading can generate understanding of a whole poem and how critical appraisal can build into a creative survey of an entire poetic career. The book’s approach is intended to be both scholarly and accessible and 'Wit's Wild Dancing Light' will be of interest to scholars, students and anybody interested in Pope’s masterful poetry.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/DNFDSADSBFJNULIT004120LIT014000POE005020DNLDSDSCPR3634European Studies: English and Irish StudiesLiteratureAge of EnlightenmentAlexander PopeChronological readingCritical appraisalEighteenth-century English poetryhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2f332024-05-16