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Presented here are many of Pope's principal works, including the delightful mock-epic, The Rape of the Lock, Windsor Forest, Essay on Man, Eloisa to Abelard, Essay on Criticism, and his satirical masterpiece, The Dunciad . Together, they represent the writings of one of the Enlightenment's... Read Full Overview

Presented here are many of Pope's principal works, including the delightful mock-epic, The Rape of the Lock, Windsor Forest, Essay on Man, Eloisa to Abelard, Essay on Criticism, and his satirical masterpiece, The Dunciad . Together, they represent the writings of one of the Enlightenment's... Read Full Overview

Alexander Pope enjoyed in his lifetime a fame and fortune that few poets have received. Known for his brilliant epigrams, he was an uncompromising social critic and razor-sharp satirist of fashionable society's foibles. His poetry was characterized by a graceful mastery of the... Read Full Overview

Presented here are many of Pope's principal works, including the delightful mock-epic, The Rape of the Lock, Windsor Forest, Essay on Man, Elo sa to Abelard, Essay on Criticism, and his satirical masterpiece, The Dunciad. Together, they represent the writings of one of the Enlightenment's... Read Full Overview

Perhaps no other great poet in English Literature has been so differently judged at different times as Alexander Pope. Accepted almost on his first appearance as one of the leading poets of the day, he rapidly became recognized as the foremost man of letters of his age. He held... Read Full Overview

Sol thro' white curtains shot a tim'rous ray, And oped those eyes that must eclipse the day: Now lap dogs give themselves the rousing shake, And sleepless lovers, just at twelve, awake: Thrice rung the bell, the slipper knock'd the ground, And the press'd watch return'd a silver... Read Full Overview

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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

The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems is a collection of poems written by Alexander Pope, a prominent English poet of the 18th century. The centerpiece of the collection is the titular poem, The Rape of the Lock, which is a satirical work that pokes fun at the aristocratic society... Read Full Overview