Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot
()
About this ebook
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope (1688-1744) was an English poet. Born in London to a family of Catholics who were later expelled from the city during a period of religious persecution, Pope was largely self-educated, and struggled with numerous illnesses from a young age. At 23, he wrote the discursive poem An Essay on Criticism (1711), a manifesto on the art of poetry which gained him the admiration and acclaim of influential critics and writers of his day. His most famous poem, The Rape of the Lock (1712), is a mock epic which critiques aristocratic English society while showcasing Pope’s mastery of poetic form, particularly the use of the heroic couplet. Pope produced highly acclaimed translations of the Iliad and Odyssey, which transformed Homer’s ancient Greek dactylic hexameter into a contemporary rhyming English verse. His work The Dunciad (1728-1743), originally published anonymously in Dublin, is a satirical poem which lampoons English literary society and criticizes the moral and intellectual decay of British life. Second only to Shakespeare for the frequency with which he is quoted, Alexander Pope succumbed to his illnesses at the age of 56 while at the height of his fame and productivity.
Read more from Alexander Pope
An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAn Essay on Criticism Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rape of the Lock Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An Essay on Man Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAn Essay on Man, The Rape of the Lock, and Other Poems Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPoetry Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Major Works of Alexander Pope Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Dunciad Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAn Essay on Criticism Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Dog's Book Of Verse Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAn Essay on Criticism Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlexander Pope – The Complete Collection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWindsor Forest Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Oxford Book of Poetry: Latin Verse, English Verse, Book of Ballads & Modern Poetry, With Oxford Lectures on Poetry Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Iliad Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An Essay on Man Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Poetical Works of Alexander Pope (Vol. 1&2): Complete Edition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAn Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Works II Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Iliad of Homer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Odyssey Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Three Hours after Marriage Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related authors
Related to Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot
Related ebooks
A Study Guide for Joseph Conrad's "Secret Sharer" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReady Reference Treatise: Hard Times Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Midsummer Night's Dream Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGale Researcher Guide for: The Sonnet and the Sonnet Sequence Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - The Astronomer Poet of Persia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummarized & Analyzed: "The Woman in White" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGale Researcher Guide for: Henry Fielding's Tom Jones and the English Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary and Analysis of "The God of Small Things" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMeasure for Measure Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Study Guide to The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBroken Promises Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Bride of Abydos: A Turkish Tale: “If I do not write to empty my mind, I go mad.” Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Literature Companion: Moll Flanders Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLiterature Companion: The White Devil Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Study Guide for Philip Larkin's "Aubade" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReady Reference Treatise: The French Lieutenant's Woman Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCommunity at Risk: Biodefense and the Collective Search for Security Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Tale of a Tub Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A Study Guide for William Congreve's "Love for Love" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Indian Emperor: "Boldness is a mask for fear, however great." Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsComplete Poetical Works of Coleridge Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReady Reference Treatise: The Spanish Tragedy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Study Guide for Willa Cather's "Neighbor Rosicky" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGale Researcher Guide for: Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, and the Rise of the Periodical Genre Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe City of God: BOOKS XIII-XXII Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDeath in Venice by Thomas Mann (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Study Guide for John Donne's "The Canonization" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Poetry For You
Tao Te Ching: A New English Version Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dante's Divine Comedy: Inferno Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Odyssey: (The Stephen Mitchell Translation) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Way Forward Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Canterbury Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Selected Poems Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Iliad: The Fitzgerald Translation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dante's Inferno: The Divine Comedy, Book One Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5For colored girls who have considered suicide/When the rainbow is enuf Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Prophet Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Odyssey Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Love Her Wild: Poems Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Journey to the Heart: Daily Meditations on the Path to Freeing Your Soul Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Iliad of Homer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beowulf Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Inward Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bedtime Stories for Grown-ups Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gilgamesh: A New English Version Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Daily Stoic: A Daily Journal On Meditation, Stoicism, Wisdom and Philosophy to Improve Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dream Work Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Weary Blues Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Letters to a Young Poet (Rediscovered Books): With linked Table of Contents Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Twenty love poems and a song of despair Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Complete Poems Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rumi: The Art of Loving Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You Better Be Lightning Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Enough Rope: Poems Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot - Alexander Pope
EPISTLE TO DR. ARBUTHNOT
..................
Alexander Pope
KYPROS PRESS
Thank you for reading. If you enjoy this book, please leave a review or connect with the author.
All rights reserved. Aside from brief quotations for media coverage and reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced or distributed in any form without the author’s permission. Thank you for supporting authors and a diverse, creative culture by purchasing this book and complying with copyright laws.
Copyright © 2016 by Alexander Pope
Interior design by Pronoun
Distribution by Pronoun
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot
EPISTLE TO DR. ARBUTHNOT
..................
Advertisement.
This paper is a sort of bill of complaint, begun many years since, and drawn up by snatches, as the several occasions offered. I had no thoughts of publishing it, till it pleased some persons of rank and fortune (the authors of ‘Verses to the Imitator of Horace,’ and of an ‘Epistle to a Doctor of Divinity from a Nobleman at Hampton Court’) to attack, in a very extraordinary manner, not only my writings (of which, being public, the public is judge) but my person, morals, and family, whereof, to those who know me not, a truer information may be requisite. Being