Pope and Berkeley

TOM JONES teaches Eighteenth-century literature and literary theory in the University of St. Andrews. He has published articles on Pope's reading in classical and modern philosophy.

Introduction: Pope and Berkeley PART 1: READING ABOUT LANGUAGE Locke Cratylus Port Royal and Montaigne Hobbes, Zeno, Epicurus, Bayle PART 2: THE LANGUAGE OF VISION AND THE SISTER ARTS The 'Epistle to Mr. Jevas' The Pseudo-Lockean Picture Theory Berkeley on Vision Visual Traditions in Pope's Poetry PART 3: MONEY AND LANGUAGE Pope's Nostalgia Signs of Exchange Pope's Lost Gold Signs of Use PART 4: PROVIDENCE AS THE LANGUAGE OF GOD IN ALCIPHRON AND AN ESSAY ON MAN Analogy and Epistle I Self-love and the Providential Debate Common Sense Epilogue: Pope, Berkeley and Hume Bibliography of Materials Cited Index