An 18th-century English poet, Alexander Pope was best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of the works of Homer. Born in London, England, he was raised as a Catholic, which proved to be a matter of concern as Catholics were barred of their fundamental rights and forcefully ousted from London. He nevertheless did not let this hamper his learning ability and read on everything he could lay his hands on. Since an early age, he was inspired by the works of classical literary figures Horace, Juvenal, Homer, Virgil, William Shakespeare, Geoffrey Chaucer and John Dryden. Throughout his life, he came up major works titled, ‘Pastorals’, ‘Essays on Criticism’, ‘Essay on Man’, ‘The Rape of the Lock’, ‘Windsor Forest’ and so on. His magnum opus was ‘The Dunciad’ which he first published in 1728. Later on, he came up with revised versions of ‘The Dunciad’ until 1740s. His works are mostly written in the heroic couplet style. To know more about his life and works, read through the following lines.