Copyright
William HutchingsPublished On
2023-12-19Page Range
pp. 53–58Language
- English
Print Length
6 pages
4. Windsor Forest
- William Hutchings (author)
Chapter of: ‘Wit’s Wild Dancing Light’: Reading the Poems of Alexander Pope(pp. 53–58)
Chapter 4. Windsor Forest is a contemporary version of georgic poetry, in which, after the model of Virgil, agrarian pursuits are merged with political engagement. Britain’s Norman past and Stuart present contain both destructive and constructive elements, politically resolved by Queen Anne’s voice and the Treaty of Utrecht.
Contributors
William Hutchings
(author)Honorary Research Fellow at University of Manchester
William Hutchings was formerly Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Director of the Centre for Excellence in Enquiry-Based Learning at the University of Manchester, UK and he is presently Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at that university. He now lectures regularly to public groups locally and nationally. He has a wealth of teaching experience on English Literature courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and is the editor of Andrew Marvell: Selected Poems, the author of The Poetry of William Cowper, and Literary Criticism: A Practical Guide for Students.