The Alexander Pope Encyclopedia

by Pat Rogers

Alexander Pope (1688-1744) was the most important English poet of the 18th century, as well as an essayist, satirist, and critic. Many of his sayings are still quoted today. His Essay on Criticism shaped the aesthetic views of English Neoclassicism, while his Essay on Man reflected the moral views of the Enlightenment. He participated fully in the critical debates of his time and was one of the few poets who supported himself through...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313324263
• ISBN13: 9780313324260
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 2.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.2" x 10.3"