The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope. Edited with Notes and Introductory Memoir by Adolphus William Ward. (The Globe Edition.).
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Author | Alexander Pope |
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Pages | 570 |
Release | 1873 |
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Poetical Works
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Author | Alexander Pope |
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Pages | 334 |
Release | 1808 |
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq
Title | The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Pope |
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Pages | 394 |
Release | 1827 |
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The Poetical Works
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Author | Alexander Pope |
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope
Title | The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Pope |
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Pages | 246 |
Release | 1814 |
Genre | English poetry |
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope
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Author | Alexander Pope |
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Pages | 588 |
Release | 1893 |
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope
Title | The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Pope |
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Pages | 352 |
Release | 2008-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781406566413 |
Alexander Pope (1688-1744) is regarded as the greatest English poet of the early eighteenth century, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. Pope, who was born in London, was taught to read by his aunt and then sent to two surreptitious Catholic schools. He is the third most frequently quoted writer in the English language, after Shakespeare and Tennyson. Pope was a master of the heroic couplet. From early childhood he suffered numerous health problems, including Pott's disease (a form of tuberculosis affecting the spine) which deformed his body and stunted his growth. The Rape of the Lock is perhaps Pope's most popular poem. It is a mock-heroic epic, written to make fun of a high society quarrel between Arabella Fermor (the "Belinda" of the poem) and Lord Petre, who had snipped a lock of hair from her head without her permission. Among his other works are: An Essay on Criticism (1711), Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady (1717), and Essay on Man (1734).