An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires

Alexander Pope

• Poetry
• Book language: English
• 150 pages

Alexander Pope’s An Essay on Man, Moral Essays and Satires is philosophical poetry in heroic couplets. It considers humanity’s place in the universe, reason, virtue, society and moral conduct. Its polished verse and wit make these reflections engaging to hear as an introduction to eighteenth-century English poetry.

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