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Pope: Poems: Edited by Claude Rawson
A beautiful hardcover Pocket Poets selection of the works of Alexander Pope, the greatest English poet of his age.
After Shakespeare, Alexander Pope is the third-most-quoted poet in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations; he is the source of such immortal gems as "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread," "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing," and "To err is human, to forgive, divine." Celebrated for his incisive satires, most famously "The Rape of the Lock" and "The Dunciad," and for his philosophical verse, including the monumental "An Essay on Man," Pope united irony and wit with deep insight into human nature. Furthermore, his moral vision clothed itself in unparalleled technical excellence; Pope perfected the form of the heroic couplet and gave us a translation of Homer that is a lasting work of art in its own right. This anthology presents a pocket-sized selection of the best work of this major poet.
After Shakespeare, Alexander Pope is the third-most-quoted poet in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations; he is the source of such immortal gems as "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread," "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing," and "To err is human, to forgive, divine." Celebrated for his incisive satires, most famously "The Rape of the Lock" and "The Dunciad," and for his philosophical verse, including the monumental "An Essay on Man," Pope united irony and wit with deep insight into human nature. Furthermore, his moral vision clothed itself in unparalleled technical excellence; Pope perfected the form of the heroic couplet and gave us a translation of Homer that is a lasting work of art in its own right. This anthology presents a pocket-sized selection of the best work of this major poet.
270 pages, Hardcover
Published August 14, 2018
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Alexander Pope
2,248 books692 followersPeople 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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexand...
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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexand...
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August 25, 2022
Ottantaquattro
There was a wise Hunchback called Pope
Who gazed on the World and said: nope
I shan't be such a Fool
As to go to your School
For the Ass and the Dunce and the Dope
A sinistra... / A destra...
.
There was a wise Hunchback called Pope
Who gazed on the World and said: nope
I shan't be such a Fool
As to go to your School
For the Ass and the Dunce and the Dope
A sinistra... / A destra...
.
June 2, 2023
”A little learning is a dangerous thing.
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring;
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
and drinking largely sobers us again.”
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring;
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
and drinking largely sobers us again.”
June 15, 2025
Entertaining! Especially The Dunciad.
February 12, 2020
Love the satire of Pope! He and Voltaire are amongst my faves.
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