An essay on the genius and writings of Pope / volume 1
Joseph Warton, Edward Young (Dedicatee), James Dodsley (Bookseller)
Print Book, English, 1772
The 3rd ed., corrected
Printed for J. Dodsley, London, 1772
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xiii, [3], 344 pages ; 22 cm
222867946
Sect. I. Of the Pastorals, and the Messiah in eclogue ; sect. II. Of Windsor-Forest, and lyric pieces ; sect. III. Of the Essay on criticism ; sect. IV. Of the Rape of the lock ; sect. V. Of the Elegy to the memory of an unfortunate lady, the prologue to Cato, and the epilogue of Jane Shore ; sect. VI. Of the Epistle of Sappho to Phaon, and of Eloisa to Abelard
This work is dedicated to Edward Young, a notable poet of the 18th century
This work was much praised by Samuel Johnson. He concurred with Warton's interpretation of Pope
Spine title: "Essay on Pope."
A second volume was published in 1782
1756 edition of volume 1 entitled: "An essay on the writings and genius of Pope."