English Literature - Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope ( 1688-1744)
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* Alexander Pope Augustan Period এর খুব প্রভাবশালী লেখক ছিলেন
* Mostly known for his Satirical Verses
* তাকে Mock Heroic Epic বলা হয় ***
* ' Rape of the Lock ' তার বিখ্যাত Mock Heroic Epic. There are 794 lines in this epic. Theme of the epic is ' The foul fashion of the contemporary society '***
* Important characters of 'Rape of the Lock' : Belinda, Baron, Ariel & Clarissa. 
* Homer এর 'The Iliad ' অনুবাদ করেছিলেন
* Theme of 'An Eassy on a Man ' poem is ' to vindicate the ways of God to man'.
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* Quotations : 1. To err is human, to forgive is divine,*** 2. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread,***3. Amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think, 4. An honest man is the noblest work of God, 5. A little learning is a dangerous thing,*** 6. Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
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Important Literary Works :
- The Rape of the Lock***
- Dunciad
- Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot
- An Essay on Criticism***
- The Imitation of Horace
- An Essay on Man***
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