The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: Vol. I.

by Alexander Pope

The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Vol. I. is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1891. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Genres: Poetry

320 pages, Paperback

First published May 29, 2010

About the author

People best remember The Rape of the Lock (1712) and The Dunciad (1728), satirical mock-epic poems of English writer Alexander Pope.

Ariel, a sylph, guards the heroine of The Rape of the Lock of Alexander Pope.


People generally regard Pope as the greatest of the 18th century and know his verse and his translation of Homer. After William Shakespeare and Alfred Tennyson, he ranks as third most frequently quoted in the language. Pope mastered the heroic couplet.

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Reviews

[Jessica Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

I do like Pope, the 18th Century master of snark.

He gets four stars. What is of extreme interest in this edition is the introduction. It was written by a Doctor of Divinity who does little to commend the man, and has little to say about the poet. The Dr. Has his own version of snark.

[Margaret Oliver · Rating 3 out of 5]

Historically Worthwhile

Good intro to Pope's work, useful notes, not bad for a free ebook read on a Kindle. Although I find his sexism off-putting, his excuse is that he's a product of his time, and context matters.

[Janice Derossett · Rating 4 out of 5]

I avoided Alexander Pope for all of the time I spent getting my degree. I just took good class notes and faked it. Then, someone told me "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" was their favorite movie. I had never seen it, so I looked it up. To my surprise, the title came from a line in an Alexander Pope poem. He wrote about a tragic true love story from the 12th century.

So, I decided to look up the line, because what a marvelous line! And I fell in love with this volume of Pope, anyway. If I were having a torrid love affair, I would find a romantic spot and read aloud from this volume to the object of my desires. Lol. Somethings can just inspire you!