Alexander Pope: Quick Facts


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Born May 21, 1688 • London • England
Died May 30, 1744 (aged 56) • Twickenham • England
Notable Works “An Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot” • “An Essay on Criticism” • “An Essay on Man” • “Eloisa to Abelard” • “Epistle to the Right Honourable Richard Earl of Burlington” • “Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus” • “The Dunciad” • “The New Dunciad” • “The Rape of the Lock” • “Windsor-Forest”

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