Amanda Prahl. Literature. Alexander Pope (* 21.

Since his death, Pope has been in a constant state of reevaluation. Born: May 21, 1688 London, England Died: May 30, 1744 London, England English poet The English poet Alexander Pope is regarded as one of the finest poets and satirists (people who use wit or sarcasm to point out and devalue sin or silliness) of the Augustan (mid-seventeenth to mid-eighteenth century English literature) period and one of the major influences on … Mai 1744 in Twickenham, heute Teil von London) war ein englischer Dichter, Übersetzer und Schriftsteller des Klassizismus in der Frühzeit der Aufklärung.

Alexander Pope's biography and life story.Pope was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer.

Alexander Pope Biography. Biography of Alexander Pope, England's Most Quoted Poet The satirist and poet who mocked the powerful. His high artifice, strict prosody, and, at times, the sheer cruelty of his satire were an object of derision for the Romantic poets of the nineteenth century, and it was not until the 1930s that his reputation was revived.

Alexander Pope died at Twickenham, surrounded by friends, on May 30, 1744. Mai 1688 in London; 30. • 'Alexander Pope', Literature Online biography (Chadwyck-Healey: Cambridge, 2000). Georgios Art/Getty Images.

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He is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Di. Share Flipboard Email Print Engraving of Alexander Pope, artist unknown.