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The Poet and the Publisher: The Case of Alexander Pope, Esq., of Twickenham Versus Edmund Curll, Bookseller in Grub Street

The Poet and the Publisher: The Case of Alexander Pope, Esq., of Twickenham Versus Edmund Curll, Bookseller in Grub Street - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Pat RogersPublish date:7/2/2021Pages:448
Language:EnglishPublisher:Reaktion BooksISBN-13:9781789144161ISBN-10:1789144167UPC:9781789144161Book Category:Literary Criticism, HistoryBook Subcategory:Modern, EuropeBook Topic:18th Century, Great BritainSize:9.29 x 6.38 x 1.73 inchesWeight:1.982Product ID:SCFFN6HAP3
"Drawing on deep familiarity with the period and its personalities, 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 publisher."--Leo Damrosch, author of The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends Who Shaped an Age

"What sets Rogers's history apart is his ability to combine fastidious research with lucid, unpretentious prose. History buffs and literary-minded readers alike are in for a punchy, drama-filled treat."--Publishers Weekly

The quarrel between the poet Alexander Pope and the publisher Edmund Curll has long been a notorious episode in the history of the book, when two remarkable figures with a gift for comedy and an immoderate dislike of each other clashed publicly and without restraint. However, it has never, until now, been chronicled in full. Ripe with the sights and smells of Hanoverian London, The Poet and Publisher details their vitriolic exchanges, drawing on previously unearthed pamphlets, newspaper articles, and advertisements, court and government records, and personal letters. The story of their battles in and out of print includes a poisoning, the pillory, numerous instances of fraud, and a landmark case in the history of copyright. The book is a forensic account of events both momentous and farcical, and it is indecently entertaining.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Reaktion BooksISBN-13:9781789144161ISBN-10:1789144167UPC:9781789144161Book Category:Literary Criticism, HistoryBook Subcategory:Modern, EuropeBook Topic:18th Century, Great BritainSize:9.29 x 6.38 x 1.73 inchesWeight:1.982Product ID:SCFFN6HAP3
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; A Political Biography of Alexander Pope; and the Oxford World's Classics editions of Pope's work.
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