Pope and Berkeley The Language of Poetry and Philosophy
Description
The first study dedicated to the relationship between Alexander Pope and George Berkeley, this book undertakes a comparative reading of their work on the visual environment, economics and providence, challenging current ideas of the relationship between poetry and philosophy in early eighteenth-century Britain. It shows how Berkeley's idea that the phenomenal world is the language of God, learnt through custom and experience, can help to explain some of Pope's conservative sceptical arguments, and also his virtuoso poetic techniques.
Keywords
Literary CriticismEuropeanEnglish, Irish, Scottish, WelshModern18th CenturyPoetryPhilosophyHistory & SurveysLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsRenaissance
2005Book
Author(s)Jones, Tom
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781403941725
LanguageEnglish
