"Why did I write?: argumenta ad homines as a Strategy of self-Representation in An Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot

• Juan de Dios Torralbo-Caballero ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Córdoba
• Localización: Anuario de estudios filológicos, ISSN 0210-8178, Vol. 38, 2015, págs. 225-240
• Idioma: español
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  • español

    Este trabajo contextualiza Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot (1735) desglosando la temática y los objetivos de Alexander Pope a través del análisis contrastivo y de la investigación en sus técnicas literarias. En primer lugar se aborda cómo el autor está preocupado por la corrupción y por la mala praxis literaria que está gestándose en Gran Bretaña a manos de poetastros. En segundo lugar se analiza cómo el poeta defiende la escritura de sátiras así como al género literario de la sátira frente a la fabula facta. En tercer lugar se aborda la imagen del poeta que emana del trabajo, bien de modo directo bien de forma tangencial, configurando una apologia pro vita sua. La parte central del artículo analiza los sketches satíricos de Atticus, Bufo y Sporus interpretando los álter ego que reflejan sus motivaciones y sus fines. Estas incursiones permiten inferir algunos datos sobre el pensamiento literario singular de Pope.

  • English

    This paper contextualizes the Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot (1735) and details the themes and objectives of Alexander Pope through contrastive analysis and research on literary techniques. First, it addresses how the author is concerned about corruption and poor literary practice that is brewing in Britain at poetasters’ hands. Secondly, it discusses how the poet defends satirical writing and the literary genre of satire facing the fabula facta. Thirdly, the image of the poet which emanates from his work is addressed, either directly or tangentially, forming an apologia pro vita sua. The central part of the article analyzes the sketches of Atticus, Bufo, and Sporus, interpreting the alter egos that reflect their motivations and their goals. These incursions allow us to infer some facts about Pope’s singular literary thoughts.

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