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| − | '''''An Essay on Criticism''''' (1711) is a remarkable poem written by the extraordinary [[British]] poet [[Alexander Pope]], at the age of only 23. | + | '''''An Essay on Criticism''''' (1711) is a remarkable poem written by the extraordinary [[British]] poet [[Alexander Pope]], at the age of only 21 and published when he was only 23. This poem is 744 lines long, and was named "Poem of the Week" by the ''[[Guardian]]'' in 2013 with this praise: |
| + | {{cquote|Deployed in his sparkling heroic couplets, the arguments and summaries are alive with wit, verbal agility and good sense. From his neoclassical scaffolding, he looks outwards to the literary marketplace of his own age.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2013/jul/08/literary-criticism-poetry</ref>}} | ||
| − | + | This poem contains three fabulous and very famous lines: | |
*“To err is human; to [[Forgiveness|forgive]], divine” | *“To err is human; to [[Forgiveness|forgive]], divine” | ||
| − | *“A little learning is a | + | *“A little learning is a dangerous thing” |
*“For [[fool]]s rush in where [[angel]]s fear to tread” | *“For [[fool]]s rush in where [[angel]]s fear to tread” | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7409/7409-h/7409-h.htm Gutenberg free online copy] | ||
[[category:poems]] | [[category:poems]] | ||
Revision as of 23:02, July 19, 2025
An Essay on Criticism (1711) is a remarkable poem written by the extraordinary British poet Alexander Pope, at the age of only 21 and published when he was only 23. This poem is 744 lines long, and was named "Poem of the Week" by the Guardian in 2013 with this praise:
| “ | Deployed in his sparkling heroic couplets, the arguments and summaries are alive with wit, verbal agility and good sense. From his neoclassical scaffolding, he looks outwards to the literary marketplace of his own age.[1] | ” |
This poem contains three fabulous and very famous lines:
- “To err is human; to forgive, divine”
- “A little learning is a dangerous thing”
- “For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”