Pope's The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems - Softcover

Pope, Alexander

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1481038737 ISBN 13: 9781481038737

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

Alexander Pope was an 18th-century poet known for his satirical verse and translations of Homer. Born to a linen merchant in London he was barred from attending school due to the Test Acts. Taught to read by his aunt he later admitted to a Catholic school, even though it was illegal. Being driven from London by the anti-Catholic sentiment his family moved to a small estate in Binfield where his education ended.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1481038737
• ISBN 13: 9781481038737
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 86