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A scholarly edition of a work by Joseph Spence. The edition
presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction,
commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.
A scholarly edition of a work by Joseph Spence. The edition
presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction,
commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.
A scholarly edition of a work by Joseph Spence. The edition
presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction,
commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.
Joseph Spence (1699 1768) was ordained after graduating from
Oxford, and having made the acquaintance of Alexander Pope, was
helped by him to the professorship of poetry at Oxford, which he
held for ten years from 1728. At the same time (and while holding
the living of Birchanger in Essex) he began the first of several
extended European journeys, accompanying nobility on the Grand
Tour. He had published various literary works before his death in
1768, but left a number of manuscripts to be published at the
discretion of his executors. They decided to take no action, but
these anecdotes of Alexander Pope and his contemporaries came into
the possession of a bookseller called Carpenter, who had them
edited, and published them, prefaced with a life of Spence, in
1820. This is a fascinating compilation of anecdotes, aphorisms and
biographical details about the most famous poet of his age."
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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