The subject was Alexander Pope. "It is necessary," he said, "in studying any author to consider carefully not only his life in connection with his works, but also the the life and political ...

Not many college students who plan to be English majors can escape a careful study of Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock." "It's a mainstay of teaching 18th-century literature," said Sophie Gee, ...

The grotto was Pope’s tribute to the mythical grottoes of classical literature, such as the nymph’s cave in Homer’s Odyssey. Pope even said that his grotto only lacked nymphs to make it perfect.

Frank Skinner and Denise Mina hit the road again to explore the lives and works of another great literary double act, Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift, two of the most brilliant humourists in the ...

In his latest documentary, and accompanying article, Giles Coren reinvents himself as a literary critic.The problem is, he’s not a very good one. If you’re going to attack an author’s works ...

Pope had originally built the villa for himself in 1720 with money he’d made from early literary success with works such as his poem The Rape of the Lock. The site of the house on the banks of the ...