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A definitive new edition of one of the greatest philosophical poems in the English language

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.
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One of the best books of all time, Alexander Pope's Essay on Man . If you haven't read this classic already, then you're missing out - read Essay on Man by Alexander Pope today!

Voltaire called it the most sublime didactic poem ever written in any language. Rousseau rhapsodized about its intellectual consolations. Kant recited long passages of it from memory during his lectures. And Adam Smith and David Hume drew inspiration from it in their writings... Read Full Overview

An Essay on Man: Moral Essays and Satires by Alexander Pope is a philosophical poem, written in heroic couplets and published between 1733 and 1734. It is an ambitious attempt to justify the ways of God to man, echoing John Milton's purpose in Paradise Lost . The poem is divided... Read Full Overview

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization... Read Full Overview

""An Essay On Man In Four Epistles"" is a philosophical poem written by Alexander Pope in the 18th century. It is divided into four parts, or epistles, each addressing a different aspect of human nature and the human condition. The first epistle discusses the nature of man and... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: ...part contain the whole?Is the great chain, that draws all to agree, And drawn supports, upheld by God, or thee?II. Presumptuous man the reason wouldst thou find, Why formed so weak, so little, and so blind?First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess, Why formed... Read Full Overview