Authors

Alexander Pope

Citation Formats

General Reference

Literature Atlas. "Alexander Pope." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://literature.interactiveatlas.org/authors/alexander-pope.

APA Style

Literature Atlas. (n.d.). Alexander Pope. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://literature.interactiveatlas.org/authors/alexander-pope

BibTeX

@misc{literatureatlas-alexander-pope,
  author = {Literature Atlas},
  title = {Alexander Pope},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://literature.interactiveatlas.org/authors/alexander-pope},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

An English poet, translator and satirist, and the leading poetic voice of Augustan (Neoclassical) literature, best known for his satirical and discursive poetry: An Essay on Criticism (1711), The Rape of the Lock (1712-1717), The Dunciad (1728-1743), and his verse translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Born to a Catholic family at a time when Catholics were barred from university and public office, he was largely self-educated. From age twelve he suffered Pott disease (spinal tuberculosis), which stunted his growth and caused lifelong pain.

Facts

Birth Year

1688 1

Death Year

1744 1

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