Alexander Pope

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Alexander Pope

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

died
May 30, 1744

gender
male

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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: 3.60 · 7,556 ratings · 222 reviews · 128 distinct works · Similar authors
The Rape of the Lock
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 4,791 ratings — published 1717 — 36 editions
The Rape of the Lock and Ot...
3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 443 ratings — published 1988 — 15 editions
Essay on Man and Other Poems
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3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 359 ratings — published 1969
An Essay on Criticism
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 305 ratings — published 1711 — 11 editions
Pope: An Essay on Man
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3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 1965 — 15 editions
The Major Works
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions
The Poems of Alexander Pope...
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1883 — 33 editions
The Dunciad
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 1966 — 6 editions
Works of Alexander Pope
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1777 — 29 editions
Eloisa to Abelard
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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“To err is human, to forgive, divine.”
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Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism

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