Alexander Pope [ Art and Literature ]
… figure in the formation and articulation of sociable ideals. However, while he prided himself on his capacity for friendship, his own relationship to the social expectations of his time was far from comfortable. A disabled Catholic, … understood by his contemporaries. People > Art and Literature Mots-clés Catholicism Celebrity Correspondence Enmity Friendship Poetry Both in financial terms and in the scale of his cultural influence, Alexander Pope was one of the most … On one hand, he articulated and helped to shape the key sociable tenets of his age. He advocated for virtuous, moral friendship as a guiding principle in public life, and was heavily invested in presenting himself to the world as someone …
Catholicism | Celebrity | Correspondence | Enmity | Friendship | Poetry
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