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  1. An Essay on Man

    Nuttall, A. D. Pope’s Essay on Man. Winchester, Mass.: Allen & Unwin, 1984. Addresses the poem as the major philosophical statement in eighteenth century English.

  2. An Essay on Man

    An Essay on Man, philosophical essay written in heroic couplets of iambic pentameter by Alexander Pope, published in 1733–34. It was conceived as part of a larger work that Pope …

  3. Pope’s Poems and Prose An Essay on Man: Epistle I …

    Pope's Poems and Prose Summary and Analysis of An Essay on Man: Epistle I. Summary. The subtitle of the first epistle is “Of the Nature and State of Man, with Respect to the Universe,” …

  4. An Essay on Man

    "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, my St John...".

  5. An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope

    Lesson Summary. Alexander Pope published An Essay on Man in 1734. The poem is divided into four epistles and consists of heroic couplets, which are rhyming lines made up of five iambs.

  6. Essay on Man: Summary

    Essay on Man: Summary. 547 words (3 min read) | 1 pages. Categories: Alexander Pope, Book Review. An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope is a philosophical poem, which was published in …