alexander pope was born in London. His parents are Catholics. At that time, English law prohibited Catholics from going to school, so he received a private school education at home. However, most of his knowledge comes from reading. He taught himself many languages and cultivated his writing ability by copying books.
Pastoral Poetry, published in 179, is the first poem published by Pope. It was written when he was 16 years old. His first important work, On Criticism (1711), is an anthology of critical essays written in extremely beautiful verse. （Essay< Prose > In the 18th century, this term refers to any form of expository writing, poetry or prose. Many of them later became familiar idioms, such as "Where angels dare not set foot, fools will rush in".
Hair Robbery (1712) is an epic imitating a hero, based on a court incident. The poem describes a young aristocrat who cut a lock of hair from the head of a court beauty; Its subplots involve land gods and air spirits. Describing a trivial matter with a noble and gorgeous epic, Pope created a model of satirical literature. Samuel Johnson called it "the most concise, exquisite and enjoyable of all the works of Pope".