About Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope was an English poet also known for translating Homer.
Biographical details
Basic information
| person Full name | Alexander Pope |
| cake Date of birth | May 21, 1688 |
| event_busy Date of death | May 30, 1744 |
Biographical mentions
The son of a linen-draper, Pope was first noticed by Jacob Tonson who published his Pastorals in 1709. With The Rape of the Lock (1712), and his translations of Homer, Pope became the most formidable literary figure of his day, with a large circle of friends and enemies. Primarily a satirical poet and of unsurpassed metrical skill, he wrote 'what oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed'. A friend of Swift and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and famous in the history of landscape gardening for the grounds of his villa at Twickenham, he was revered as one of the great personalities of the age.
Source: artuk.org on 07/27/2020
Top works
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| The Iliad of Homer, Translated by Alexander Pope | |
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Bibliography
Homer. The Iliad of Homer, Translated by Alexander Pope. Translated by Alexander Pope. London, England: G. Routledge, 1848.
Pope, Alexander, trans. "The Iliad." In The Iliad of Homer, Translated by Alexander Pope, 1-611, authored by Homer, translated by Alexander Pope. London, England: G. Routledge, 1848.
