Abstract
The article examines the importance of the religious factor in the life of the poet. The anti-Catholic politics of England is seen as the historical context that influenced Pope’s life and personality. Alexander Pope appears as a man who was able to use his extremely unprofitable religious affiliation in forming a career as a professional writer. The author examines the function of Catholicism, the combination of deism, concepts of natural religion, and Christian ideas in Pope’s enlightenment consciousness.
Highlights
The article examines the importance of the religious factor in the life of the poet
Alexander Pope appears as a man who was able to use his extremely unprofitable religious affiliation in forming a career as a professional writer
The author examines the function of Catholicism, the combination of deism, concepts of natural religion, and Christian ideas in Pope’s enlightenment consciousness
Summary
На материале биографии Александра Поупа, его сочинений и переписки выясняется значение религиозного фактора в судьбе поэта. Ограничительные законы против католиков в сочетании с таким обстоятельством жизни Поупа, как слабое здоровье, закрыли для него сферу политической деятельности.
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