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Alexander Pope(21 May 1688O.S.[1]– 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of theEnlightenmentera who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18th century. An exponent ofAugustan literature,[2]Pope is best known for his satirical and discursive poetry includingThe Rape of the Lock,The Dunciad, andAn Essay on Criticism,and for his translations ofHomer.
Pope is often quoted inThe Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, some of his verses having entered common parlance (e.g. \"damning with faint praise\" or \"to err is human; to forgive, divine\").
