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100 1 a| Rogers, Pat,d| 1938-e| author.=| ^A319153;

245 14 a| The poet and the publisher :b| the case of Alexander Pope, Esq., of Twickenham versus Edmund Curll, bookseller in Grub Street /c| Pat Rogers.;

264 1 a| London, UK :b| Reaktion Books,c| 2021.;

300 a| 470 pages :b| illustrations (black and white) ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-455) and index.;

505 0 a| Preface -- Introduction -- The time and the place -- The antagonists -- True and false reports, 1714-15 -- Poisonous relations, 1716 -- Horrid wars, 1716 -- The loss of Eden, 1716 -- The second Aesop, 1717 -- An abominable catalogue, 1718-19 -- Crimes and punishments, 1720-24 -- Prison, 1724-7 -- Pillory, 1725-8 -- A confederacy of dunces, 1728-9 -- The public ear, 1730-34 -- The letters of Mr. Pope: stage one, 1735 -- The letters of Mr. Pope: stage two, 1735-6 -- Final exchanges, 1737-47 -- Closing arguments -- Epilogue.;

520 0 a| The quarrel between the poet Alexander Pope and the publisher Edmund Curll has long been a notorious episode in the history of the book, when two remarkable figures with a gift for comedy and an immoderate dislike of each other clashed publicly and without restraint. However, it has never, until now, been chronicled in full. Ripe with the sights and smells of Hanoverian London, The Poet and Publisher details their vitriolic exchanges, drawing on previously unearthed pamphlets, newspaper articles, and advertisements, court and government records, and personal letters. The story of their battles in and out of print includes a poisoning, the pillory, numerous instances of fraud, and a landmark case in the history of copyright. The book is a forensic account of events both momentous and farcical, and it is indecently entertaining.;

600 10 a| Pope, Alexander,d| 1688-1744.=| ^A24043;

600 10 a| Curll, Edmund,d| 1675-1747.=| ^A466152;

650 0 a| Copyrightz| Englandx| History.=| ^A14667;

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The poet and the publisher : the case of Alexander Pope, Esq., of Twickenham versus Edmund Curll, bookseller in Grub Street / Pat Rogers.

Author/creator	Rogers, Pat, 1938- author.
Format	Book
Publication	London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2021.
Description	470 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Subjects	Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744. Curll, Edmund, 1675-1747. Copyright--England. --History.

Contents	Preface -- Introduction -- The time and the place -- The antagonists -- True and false reports, 1714-15 -- Poisonous relations, 1716 -- Horrid wars, 1716 -- The loss of Eden, 1716 -- The second Aesop, 1717 -- An abominable catalogue, 1718-19 -- Crimes and punishments, 1720-24 -- Prison, 1724-7 -- Pillory, 1725-8 -- A confederacy of dunces, 1728-9 -- The public ear, 1730-34 -- The letters of Mr. Pope: stage one, 1735 -- The letters of Mr. Pope: stage two, 1735-6 -- Final exchanges, 1737-47 -- Closing arguments -- Epilogue.
Subject	The quarrel between the poet Alexander Pope and the publisher Edmund Curll has long been a notorious episode in the history of the book, when two remarkable figures with a gift for comedy and an immoderate dislike of each other clashed publicly and without restraint. However, it has never, until now, been chronicled in full. Ripe with the sights and smells of Hanoverian London, The Poet and Publisher details their vitriolic exchanges, drawing on previously unearthed pamphlets, newspaper articles, and advertisements, court and government records, and personal letters. The story of their battles in and out of print includes a poisoning, the pillory, numerous instances of fraud, and a landmark case in the history of copyright. The book is a forensic account of events both momentous and farcical, and it is indecently entertaining.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-455) and index.
Issued in other form	ebook version : 9781789144192
Genre/form	History.
ISBN	1789144167
ISBN	9781789144161
Stock number	Univ of Chicago Pr, Attn: John Kessler 11030 S Langley Ave, Chicago, IL, USA, 60628, (773)7027000 SAN 202-5280

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