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Alexander Pope

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Quotations
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Alexander Pope Quotes
8,648 words, approx. 29 pages
Alexander Pope ( 21 May 1688 - 30 May 1744 ) is considered one of the greatest English poets of the eighteenth century. Contents 1 See also 2 Sourced 2.1 Pastorals (1709) 2.2 The Dying Christian to His Soul (1712) 2.3 Windsor Forest (1713) 2.4 Prologue...


Biography

Name: Alexander Pope
Birth Date: May 21, 1688
Death Date: May 30, 1744
Place of Birth: London, England
Place of Death: London, England
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: poet

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Biography of Alexander Pope
17,894 words, approx. 60 pages
There was a time when scholars, and educated people in general, tended to think of the first half of the eighteenth century as the "Age of Pope." Now the period is more commonly termed the Augustan Age or the Neoclassical period. Yet the earlier...
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Biography of Alexander Pope
17,157 words, approx. 57 pages
There was a time when scholars, and educated people in general, tended to think of the first half of the eighteenth century as the "Age of Pope." Now the period is more commonly termed the "Augustan Age" or the "Neoclassical Period." Yet the earlier...
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Biography of Alexander Pope
5,563 words, approx. 19 pages
Alexander Pope's prose, even when most intimate, bears directly or indirectly upon his poetry. Accordingly, his essays range from short pieces such as the defense of his pastoral poetry to the extended critical discussions that appear in his...
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Pope, Alexander (1688–1744) Summary
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Alexander Pope Information
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Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) is generally regarded as the greatest English poet of the early eighteenth century, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third most frequently quoted writer in...


News and Journals
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National Review
Alexander Pope: a life.
04/11/1986: 956 words, approx. 3 pages
Alexander Pope: A Life MACK'S BIOGRAPHY of Pope (1688-1744), which evolved from a lifetime's study of his subject, is elegant, learned, and definitive. The narrative is slowed by massive detail and interrupted by commonplace remarks unfavorably comparing the modern to the Augustan age....
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The New Leader
Alexander Pope: a life. (book reviews)
05/05/1986: 1,617 words, approx. 5 pages
CRYING FOR A NEW POPE TO JOSHUA REYNOLDS, Alexander Pope in middle age looked "about four foot six high; very humpbacked and deformed." The painter was most struck by the face: "He had a large and very fine eye and a long handsome...
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Creators.com
Avarice for Aphorisms
12/13/2007: 482 words, approx. 2 pages
"God is either cruel or incompetent.""Common sense is not so common.""The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."These pithy quips from Woody Allen, Voltaire and Steven Wright, respectively, are classic examples of aphorisms. Briefly defined, an aphorism is a tersely...
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The New York Observer
A Mesopotamian Proposal: Restore Chaos\'d5 \'d4Dread Empire\'d5
1/21/2007: 833 words, approx. 3 pages
In the 15 years during which I more or less regularly conducted a column for this newspaper, I can’t recall presuming to address issues of foreign policy more than once or twice. I suppose this is because I’ve always found the question of what kind...


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Helen Deutsch
15,022 words, approx. 50 pages
In the following excerpt, Deutsch describes Pope's poetic corpus within the context of the emerging book trade and role of professional writer, relating how the ubiquitous image of the poet marks his poetry as uniquely his own.
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Critical Essay by Valerie Rumbold
11,494 words, approx. 38 pages
In the following essay, Rumbold investigates post-Restoration cultural attitudes about women and gender in light of Pope's religious and political sympathies as well as his physical infirmities, suggesting implications for both his career and poetry.
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Critical Essay by Laura Brown
11,086 words, approx. 37 pages
In the following essay, Brown reveals inconsistencies in the rhetorical devices used in Epistles to Several Persons to address questions of morality, gender, and pastoral aesthetics, elucidating the conflicted status of Pope's ethics in the face of emerging capitalism.
 


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