An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires by Alexander Pope
"An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires" by Alexander Pope is a collection of philosophical poems published in 1733-1734. The central work attempts to "vindicate the ways of God to man," exploring humanity's place in the divine order and arguing that man must accept his position in creation's great chain. Written in heroic couplets, Pope's work popularized optimistic philosophy across Europe, though later thinkers like Voltaire satirized its central claim that
"Whatever is, is right." The essays were conceived as part of a larger system of ethics expressed through poetry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 |
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| Editor | Morley, Henry, 1822-1894 |
| Title | An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Essay_on_Man |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1891 Cassell & Company edition by Les Bowler |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English poetry -- 18th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 2428 |
| Release Date | Dec 1, 2000 |
| Most Recently Updated | May 8, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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