Alexander Pope: The Evolution of a Poet SYNOPSIS
Goldsmith says her study of British poet Pope (1688-1744) could be called a psychobiography because it draws on recent research into creativity, though she does not attempt to analyze his psyche at a couple centuries remove. Her goal is to reveal him as a man in relation to his intellectual peers, and to show how he succeeded so triumphantly as a poet, becoming celebrated throughout the western world during his lifetime. She offers various hypotheses about aspects of his life that remain obscure, and her own interpretations of some of his poems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Goldsmith says her study of British poet Pope (1688-1744) could be called a psychobiography because it draws on recent research into creativity, though she does not attempt to analyze his psyche at a couple centuries remove. Her goal is to reveal him as a man in relation to his intellectual peers, and to show how he succeeded so triumphantly as a poet, becoming celebrated throughout the western world during his lifetime. She offers various hypotheses about aspects of his life that remain obscure, and her own interpretations of some of his poems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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