Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Poet
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| gptkbp:artMovement |
gptkb:Neoclassicism
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Augustan_literature
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1688-05-21
|
| gptkbp:bornIn |
gptkb:London
|
| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Twickenham
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Poetry
Satire Translation of Homer |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Influence on poetry
Influence on literary criticism Influence on satire Influence on neoclassical writers Influence_on_English_literature |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1744-05-30
|
| gptkbp:education |
Home-schooled
|
| gptkbp:family |
gptkb:Alexander_Pope_Sr.
gptkb:Edith_Pope |
| gptkbp:famousFor |
Heroic couplet
|
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
“What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed.”
“A little learning is a dangerous thing.” “Hope springs eternal in the human breast.” “The proper study of mankind is man.” “To err is human, to forgive divine.” |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Alexander Pope
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
gptkb:William_Wordsworth gptkb:John_Keats gptkb:T.S._Eliot gptkb:Thomas_Gray |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:John_Dryden
gptkb:Horace Virgil |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Critique of society
Wit and humor |
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
English
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
An Essay on Man
The Dunciad The Rape of the Lock An Essay on Criticism |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:Poet
Satirist |
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Twickenham
|
| gptkbp:productionCompany |
1700s
|
| gptkbp:style |
Iambic pentameter
Satirical verse |
| gptkbp:typeOf |
Essay
Poetry Satire Translation |