Essay on Man and Other Poems

Considered the preeminent verse satirist in English, Alexander Pope (1688-1744) brought wide learning, devastating wit and masterly technique to his poems. Models of clarity and control, they exemplified the classical poetics of the Augustan age.This volume contains a rich selection of Pope's work, including such well-known poems as the title selection — a philosophical meditation on the nature of the universe and man's place in it — and "e;The Rape of the Lock,"e; a mock-epic of rare charm and skill. Also included are "e;Ode on Solitude,"e; "e;The Dying Christian to His Soul,"e; "e;Elegy  to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady,"e; "e;An Essay on Criticism,"e; "e;Epigram Engraved on the Collar of a Dog,"e; "e;Epistle [IV] to Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington: Of the Use of Riches,"e; "e;Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot; or, Prologue to the Satires"e; and more.Taken together, these poems offer an excellent sampling of Pope's imaginative genius and the felicitous blending of word, idea and image that earned him a place among the leading lights of 18th-century literature.