English 582R
Dr. Morillo
Pope and Swift
Second Paper Assignment. Critical Review
Due by noon Friday, March 28, at my office, Tompkins 270
5-7 pages, double-spaced
typed/printed text. Standard margins (top & bottom 1" margins;
right and
left 1.25" margins). If you have any other format questions, ask me.
Select any one Pope poem and any one work of published,
scholarly criticism on it from the last 10 years. These may be from
academic journals or books or book chapters. Make two complete copies
of the criticism, one for yourself and one for me. Write a critical
review of the secondary criticism, explaining its strengths and
weakness in interpreting the poem. Your evaluation will be informed by
your own interpretation of the poem but needs to focus on the secondary
work, so that others can understand its full argument, critical or
theoretical assumptions, and value. You may choose a critical work that
you liked or disliked, but maintain civility in your own critical
stance and tone. Consider the published work's own tone, language and
target audience. How well does it teach the text or tell you
something new, surprising, provocative? For whom is it most useful?