Essay on Criticism, An

By Pope, Alexander

Book Id: WPLBN0002950234
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File Size: 21.73 MB
Reproduction Date: 2009

Title:	Essay on Criticism, An
Author:	Pope, Alexander
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Language:	English
Subject:	Poetry, Essay/Short nonfiction, Poetry
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Essay on Criticism, An
Historic Publication Date:	1711
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


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An Essay on Criticism was the first major poem written by the English writer Alexander Pope (1688-1744). However, despite the title, the poem is not as much an original analysis as it is a compilation of Pope's various literary opinions. A reading of the poem makes it clear that he is addressing not so much the ingenuous reader as the intending writer. It is written in a type of rhyming verse called heroic couplets. (Summary from Wikipedia)

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Essay/Short nonfiction, Poetry