Alexander Pope





Alexander Pope

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born
May 21, 1688 in London, England, The United Kingdom

died
May 30, 1744

gender
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Alexander Pope is generally regarded as the greatest English poet of the eighteenth century, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third most frequently quoted writer in the English language, after Shakespeare and Tennyson. Pope was a master of the heroic couplet.


Average rating: 3.57 · 4,157 ratings · 162 reviews · 716 distinct works
The Rape of the Lock
3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 2,311 ratings — published 1717 — 40 editions
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The Rape of the Lock and Ot...
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 367 ratings — published 1988 — 21 editions
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Essay on Man and Other Poems
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3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 1969 — 2 editions
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An Essay on Criticism
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 1711 — 25 editions
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The Poems of Alexander Pope...
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1883 — 47 editions
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The Major Works
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions
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Pope: An Essay on Man
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The Dunciad
3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1966 — 26 editions
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Selected Poetry
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1964 — 9 editions
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Poetry and Prose of Alexand...
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1933
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More books by Alexander Pope…
“To err is human, to forgive, divine.”
Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism

“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”
Alexander Pope

“How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd;”
Alexander Pope

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