Essay on Man and Other Poems

by Alexander Pope

Book Overview

Considered the preeminent verse satirist in English, Alexander Pope (1688-1744) brought wide learning, devastating wit and masterly technique to his poems. Models of clarity and control, they exemplified the classical poetics of the Augustan age.
This volume contains a rich selection of Pope's work, including such well-known poems as the title selection -- a philosophical meditation on the nature of the universe and man's place in it -- and "The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486280535
• ISBN13: 9780486280530
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher