Read about the youth and career of this great satirical poet of the Enlightenment, or review publishing dates for his various works.

Read the bio of this great British satirist, poet, and Freemason, or review some of his best-known quotations. Contains dates.

Detailed biography of the poet as offered by this encyclopedia of Catholic subjects examines his poetry and his faith.

Brief biography of the poet also offers a bibliography and links to other resources about the writer who embodied the Enlightenment.

Find an encyclopedia entry for Alexander Pope, an English writer and critic whose works include "The Rape of the Lock" and "Pastorals."