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===by Alexander Pope===
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}}[[wikipedia:Alexander Pope|Alexander Pope]] (1688 &ndash; 1744) was a poet famous for his moral satires and mock epics, as well as his use of the heroic couplet.<ref>Howard Erskine-Hill, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22526 "Pope, Alexander (1688–1744)"], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004), accessed October 3, 2013.</ref> Pope's professional opportunities were limited because of his Catholic faith and poor health throughout his life.<ref>"Alexander Pope (1688-1744)," ''Luminarium'', excerpted from ''Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Ed.'', XXII (Cambridge University Press, 1910), 87.</ref>

[[File:PopeWorks1751v1Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece, volume one.</center>]]
Pope began his foray into pastoral poetry with his first major poem, ''Pastorals'' (1705). He explored the intellectual and emotional reach of poetry within formal composition rules, satirizing the poet's dedication to these rules in his famous poem ''An Essay on Criticism'' (1711). In 1712 Pope started to write mock epic poetry with the ''Rape of the Lock'', which he followed with a famous verse translation of Homer's ''[[Iliad of Homer|Iliad]],'' which took six years to complete.

During the 1720s, Pope published multiple versions of a mock heroic the ''Dunciads'', cementing his reputation as a satirist.<ref>Maynard Mack and Duncan Robinson, "The World of Alexander Pope," ''The Yale University Library Gazette'', 62, nos. 3/4 (Yale University, 1988), 108.</ref> However, his poem ''An Essay on Man'' (1734-35) marked a move away from satire back to the poetic essay.<ref>Ibid, 111.</ref> He continued to write poetic epistles, as well as the ''Books of Horace'', until his death in 1744.<ref>Ibid, 117-120.</ref>

''The Works of Alexander Pope Esq. In Nine Volumes Complete'' was published in 1751, and became the primary edition of Pope’s works.<ref>Ibid, 135.</ref>

==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
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}}Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Pope's works. 9.v. 8vo.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his daughter [[Martha Jefferson Randolph|Martha]]. The precise edition of the set owned by Wythe is unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on November 18, 2013, http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe </ref> on LibraryThing indicates as much, adding "Numerous nine-volume editions in octavo were published, the first at London in 1751." The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> lists the first edition (1750-1751) published in London, and this was the edition purchased by the Wolf Law Library.

==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
Bound in nineteenth century hard-grained morocco, spines and edges gilt, with silk markers in each volume. Ownership inscription in each volume of J. Barnard; bookplates of Charles and Mary Lacaita on each front pastedown. Purchased from Christopher Edwards.

[[File:PopeWorks1751v2Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece, volume two.</center>]]
Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/sets/72157637697220884 available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://wm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01COWM_INST/g9pr7p/alma991025803969703196 William & Mary's online catalog.]

==See also==
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*[[George Wythe Room]]
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]
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