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  • The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems (Esprios Classics)
    Alexander Pope
    Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 - 30 May 1744) is regarded as one of the greatest English poets, and the foremost poet of the early eighteenth century. He is best known for his satirical and discursive poetry, including The Rape of the Lock, The Dunciad, and An Essay on Criticism, as well as for his translation of Homer. After Shakespeare, Pope is the second-most quoted writer in t...
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  • The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Volume I (Esprios Classics)
    Alexander Pope
    Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 - 30 May 1744) is regarded as one of the greatest English poets, and the foremost poet of the early eighteenth century. He is best known for his satirical and discursive poetry, including The Rape of the Lock, The Dunciad, and An Essay on Criticism, as well as for his translation of Homer. After Shakespeare, Pope is the second-most quoted writer in t...
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    28,19 €

  • The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems
    Alexander Pope
    The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems by Alexander Pope showcases the poet’s dazzling wit and mastery of heroic couplets. Blending satire, elegance, and social insight, this collection highlights Pope’s playful critique of 18th-century manners while revealing the enduring charm and precision of his poetic craft. ...
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    17,34 €

  • The Odyssey of Homer
    Homer / Alexander Pope
    After the war with the Trojans is over and Greece has been the victor, it is time for everyone to return home, and the hero Ulysses gathers his crew and starts to head for home. On his way he ends up insulting Poseidon (Saturn) and the god in his anger adds many years to the Greek hero’s trip. In his journey home, Ulysses and his crew get caught up with goddesses, sirens, get c...
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    32,30 €

  • Homer’s Iliad
    Alexander Pope / Homer
    Homer’s Iliad, translated by Alexander Pope, is a masterful rendition of the ancient epic that brings the legendary tale of the Trojan War to life through the grandeur of heroic couplets. Published between 1715 and 1720, Pope’s translation captures the drama, passion, and heroism of figures like Achilles, Hector, and Agamemnon as they navigate the complex interplay of fate, hon...
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    26,87 €

  • Homer’s Iliad
    Alexander Pope
    Homer’s Iliad, translated by Alexander Pope, is a masterful rendition of the ancient epic that brings the legendary tale of the Trojan War to life through the grandeur of heroic couplets. Published between 1715 and 1720, Pope’s translation captures the drama, passion, and heroism of figures like Achilles, Hector, and Agamemnon as they navigate the complex interplay of fate, hon...
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    39,35 €

  • The Rape of the Lock
    Alexander Pope
    The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope is a mock-epic poem that satirizes the vanity and triviality of the upper classes in 18th-century England. The poem, inspired by a real-life incident, tells the story of a nobleman, the Baron, who cuts off a lock of hair from the beautiful Belinda without her consent, sparking a comedic conflict. Pope uses this seemingly insignificant even...
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    9,77 €

  • Alexander Pope’s Poetical Works Vol. I
    Alexander Pope
    Volume I of Alexander Pope’s Poetical Works includes some of his early and influential writings. Here are some notable works often included in this volume:Pastorals: These are among Pope’s earliest published poems, written in the pastoral tradition, celebrating the idealized simplicity and beauty of rural life.An Essay on Criticism: A didactic poem that offers guidance on liter...
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    20,55 €

  • Alexander Pope’s Poetical Works Vol. II
    Adolphus William Ward / Alexander Pope
    Volume II includes many of Pope’s most celebrated works, such as:The Rape of the Lock: A mock-epic poem that satirizes a petty high-society scandal by comparing it to the epic world of the gods. It’s one of Pope’s most famous works, known for its wit and use of heroic couplets.Eloisa to Abelard: A verse epistle that explores the tragic romance between Eloisa (Héloïse) and her t...
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    20,61 €

  • The Iliad of Homer
    Homer / Alexander Pope
    Unleash the Fury: Dive into the Immortal Epic of The IliadDo the clash of bronze and the roar of battle stir your soul? Does the whisper of ancient myths and the clash of gods and mortals ignite your imagination? Then prepare to be swept away by The Iliad, the legendary epic poem attributed to Homer. This isn’t just a story of war; it’s a heart-pounding journey into a world whe...
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    43,60 €

  • The Rape of the Lock, and Other Poems
    Alexander Pope
    'The Rape of the Lock, and Other Poems' by Alexander Pope is a masterful blend of satire, mock-epic, and social commentary within the neoclassical tradition of belles lettres. Written during the Restoration literature period, Pope’s work reflects the Enlightenment ideals while critiquing the follies of the aristocracy and their vanity. Through the lens of femininity and courtsh...
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    15,31 €

  • Poetry and Politics
    Alexander Pope / Edmund Burke
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    55,64 €

  • An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires
    Alexander Pope
    An Essay on Man is a poem published by Alexander Pope in 1733-1734. It was dedicated to Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, (pronounced ’Bull-en-brook’) hence the opening line: 'Awake, St John...'. It is an effort to rationalize or rather 'vindicate the ways of God to man' (l.16), a variation of John Milton’s claim in the opening lines of Paradise Lost, that he will 'justi...
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    16,34 €

  • An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires
    Alexander Pope
    An Essay on Man is a poem published by Alexander Pope in 1733-1734. It was dedicated to Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, (pronounced ’Bull-en-brook’) hence the opening line: 'Awake, St John...'. It is an effort to rationalize or rather 'vindicate the ways of God to man' (l.16), a variation of John Milton’s claim in the opening lines of Paradise Lost, that he will 'justi...
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    28,28 €

  • The Rape of the Lock, and Other Poems
    Alexander Pope
    The Rape of the Lock is a mock-heroic narrative poem written by Alexander Pope. One of the most commonly cited examples of high burlesque, it was first published anonymously in Lintot’s Miscellaneous Poems and Translations (May 1712) in two cantos (334 lines); a revised edition 'Written by Mr. Pope' followed in March 1714 as a five-canto version (794 lines) accompanied by six e...
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    18,82 €

  • The Rape of the Lock, and Other Poems
    Alexander Pope
    The Rape of the Lock is a mock-heroic narrative poem written by Alexander Pope. One of the most commonly cited examples of high burlesque, it was first published anonymously in Lintot’s Miscellaneous Poems and Translations (May 1712) in two cantos (334 lines); a revised edition 'Written by Mr. Pope' followed in March 1714 as a five-canto version (794 lines) accompanied by six e...
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    29,46 €

  • An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires
    Alexander Pope
    Alexander Pope published a poem titled 'An Essay on Man: Moral Essays and Satires' between 1733 and 1734. The opening line, 'Awake, St. John,' refers to Henry St. John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, which is pronounced, 'Bull-en-brook.' In the opening lines of Paradise Lost, John Milton claims that he will 'justify the methods of God to men,' and this is an attempt to 'vindicate th...
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    21,28 €

  • Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey Pope and Cowper Translations
    Alexander Pope / Anthony Uyl / William Cowper
    The poems of the epic era have always been a point of interest for many that are involved or studying the spiritual or occult. What will often happen is that many of these current groups will be referring back to these ancient epics in a way that makes these old tales worth studying in order to get a better understanding of what these groups believe. The gods and 'demons' that ...
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    98,37 €

  • The Iliad
    Homer / Alexander Pope
    Due to a lack of biographical evidence regarding the identity of Homer it has been suggested that the two great works attributed to him, the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey' may in fact be the work of multiple authors passed down through a long oral tradition. While scholarship on the subject will likely never definitely prove one way or the other, it is now generally accepted that th...
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    20,13 €

  • An Essay On Man; Moral Essays And Satires
    Alexander Pope
    A brisk, humane beacon through the fog of modern ambiguity. An Essay On Man; Moral Essays And Satires gathers a spellbinding conversation across reason and passion, a verse-driven inquiry into human nature and the limits of knowledge.This carefully retooled edition presents Pope’s ethical essay collection and moral philosophy essays in a form that speaks to today’s general read...
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    19,66 €

  • Rape of the Lock
    Alexander Pope
    The Rape of the Lock (1906) is an epic poem by English literary icon Alexander Pope. Known for his caustic wit and satirical outlook as much as he was for his formal expertise, Pope is arguably the most important English poet of the eighteenth century. His work influenced such figures as William Wordsworth, Samuel Johnson, and Jonathan Swift.Drawing on his immense knowledge of ...
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    4,28 €

  • The Iliad Of Homeer
    Alexander Pope
    A living thunder of ancient heroism, recast in lyric English. It crackles with heroic force. Alexander Pope’s rendering restores Homer’s Iliad as an accessible and resonant ancient greek epic poem, where striking imagery and formal technique meet raw human feeling. As a trojan war narrative it traces clashes of ambition and fate without losing the lyric intensity that defines g...
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    28,00 €

  • An Essay on Man, The Rape of the Lock, and Other Poems
    Alexander Pope
    Alexander Pope was a gifted poet, literary critic and translator of the Augustan Age, whose powerful poetic satire and perfection of the English heroic couplet makes him one of the most famous and respected poets of all time. Pope embodied eighteenth-century neoclassical ideals like order, beauty, sophisticated wit, and refined moral sentiment. Included in this collection is “T...
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    13,40 €

  • Pope Urban VIII and Pope Alexander VII
    Pope VII Alexander / Pope VIII Urban / Robert Nixon
    Urban VIII and Alexander VII each occupied the papal throne during the seventeenth century, and were munificent and discriminating patrons of the arts, as well as men of conspicuous erudition and imagination. They were also sensitive, inspired, and highly accomplished poets. The cultural milieu from which they sprang was a halcyon era in which literature and the arts flourished...
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    22,36 €

  • Pope Urban VIII and Pope Alexander VII
    Pope VII Alexander / Pope VIII Urban / Robert Nixon
    Urban VIII and Alexander VII each occupied the papal throne during the seventeenth century, and were munificent and discriminating patrons of the arts, as well as men of conspicuous erudition and imagination. They were also sensitive, inspired, and highly accomplished poets. The cultural milieu from which they sprang was a halcyon era in which literature and the arts flourished...
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    9,08 €

  • The Odyssey Of Homer (Complete)
    Homer / Alexander Pope
    This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the sa...
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    21,61 €

  • The Iliad Of Homer (Complete)
    Homer / Alexander Pope
    This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the sa...
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    29,97 €

  • The Metamorphoses
    Alexander Pope / John Dryden / Ovid
    Ovid’s legendary poem, comprising a total of two hundred and fifty ancient myths, is present in its entirety in this edition of The Metamorphoses.The Metamorphoses is commonly referred to simply as an ’epic poem’, when in actuality the text encompasses a variety of genres in telling stories of magnificent breadth and scale. At times adventure, at times romance, at times horrify...
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    20,63 €

  • A Miscellany on Taste. By Mr. Pope, Viz. I. of Taste in Architecture. An Epistle to the Earl of Burlington. With Notes Variorum, and a Compleat key. II. Of Mr. Pope’s Taste in Divinity
    Alexander Pope
    The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the...
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    27,21 €

  • Hrn. B. H. Brockes, Lti, aus dem Englischen übersetzter Versuch vom Menschen, des Herrn Alexander Pope, Esq. nebst verschiedenen andern Uebersetzungen und einigen eigenen Gedichten.
    Alexander Pope
    The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the...
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    37,32 €