Project Gutenberg 2013-07-20 Public domain in the USA. 435 Pope, Alexander 1688 1744 Barnivelt, Esdras Elwin, Whitwell 1816 1900 The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10) Poetry - Volume 2 Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Colin M. Kendall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10)" by Alexander Pope is a collection of poetry and critical essays written in the early 18th century. The volume includes notable works like the "Essay on Criticism," which explores themes of literary judgment and the principles of good writing. This edition also contains unpublished letters and commentary, enhancing the understanding of Pope's thoughts on criticism, authorship, and poetic craft. At the start of the "Essay on Criticism," Pope establishes the challenge of both writing and critiquing literature, arguing that it is often harder to judge well than to write poorly. He reflects on the role of nature in guiding both creativity and criticism while cautioning against the pitfalls of pride and shallow knowledge that can distort judgment. Pope advocates for a balance between adhering to established rules of writing and embracing the unique voice of the individual author. This opening portion introduces Pope's philosophical exploration of art and critique, emphasizing the importance of understanding one’s limitations and the cyclic relationship between critics and creators. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43271/43271-h/images/frontispiece.jpg Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English poetry -- 18th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 2083843 2025-06-17T12:48:45.285811 text/html 2146945 2013-07-20T14:53:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 737113 2025-06-17T12:49:31.061100 application/epub+zip 775908 2025-06-17T12:48:56.076792 application/epub+zip 768480 2025-06-17T12:48:50.575775 application/epub+zip 1366189 2025-06-17T12:49:49.648990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1162766 2025-06-17T12:49:23.088647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1153797 2022-09-19T17:48:03.298532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1423608 2025-06-17T12:48:39.341827 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1423540 2013-07-20T14:53:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16922 2025-06-17T12:49:49.872996 application/rdf+xml 24416 2025-06-17T12:48:51.023767 image/jpeg 3287 2025-06-17T12:48:50.806784 image/jpeg 699285 2025-06-17T12:48:45.431798 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia