Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope (21 Mey 1688 – 30 Mey 1744) wis an Inglis poet. He is regairdit as ane o the greatest Inglis poets, an the foremaist poet o the early aichteent century.
| Alexander Pope | |
|---|---|
 Pope c. 1727 | |
| Born | 21 Mey 1688 Lunnon, Ingland |
| Dee'd | 30 Mey 1744 (aged 56) Twickenham, Middlesex, Ingland |
| Restin place | St Mary's Kirk, Twickenham, Middlesex, Ingland |
| Thrift | Poet, writer, translator |
| Notable warks | The Dunciad The Rape of the Lock An Essay on Criticism his translation o Homer |
| Signatur |  |
Pope is best kent for his sateerical an discursive poetry, includin An Essay on Criticism (1711), The Rape of the Lock (1712) an The Dunciad (1728/1743[1]), as weel as for his translation o Iliad an Odyssey bi Homer with William Broome an Elijah Fenton.[2] Efter William Shakespeare, Pope is the seicont-maist quotit writer in the Inglis leid, as per The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.[3] He is conseedert a master o the heroic couplet.[2]
Pope was a smaa man o 4 fit 6 inches, caused bi tuberculosis.[2]
The muins o Uranus are named efter chairacters frae Pope's poetry an frae William Shakespeare's plays.[4]
See forby
eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ The Dunciad, britannica.com
- ↑ a b c John Everett Butt: Alexander Pope, britannica.com
- ↑ Dictionary of Quotations (1999)
- ↑ In Depth | Uranus Moons, NASA Solar System Exploration