When he was in his early twenties, Pope had written a draft of his “Pastorals” and in 1709 they were published in Jacob Tonson’s Poetical Miscellanies (Butt). This wasn’t the only piece that he was working on though. When he was 23, Pope published his first major work which was An Essay on Criticism which “articulates many of the central tenets of 18-century aesthetic and moral philosophy” (Poetry Foundation). As his success begin to grow he became associated with many other literary figures. This included a group called the “Scriberlous Club” with members such as John Gay and Jonathan Swift who encouraged Pope to release many editorial translations such as Homer’s Iliad and some of Shakespeare's works (Poetry Foundation). This earned him much of his wealth, but also caused many controversies. One of these controversies leading to him writing his most popular work The Dunciad completing it in 1742 (Poetry
When he was in his early twenties, Pope had written a draft of his “Pastorals” and in 1709 they were published in Jacob Tonson’s Poetical Miscellanies (Butt). This wasn’t the only piece that he was working on though. When he was 23, Pope published his first major work which was An Essay on Criticism which “articulates many of the central tenets of 18-century aesthetic and moral philosophy” (Poetry Foundation). As his success begin to grow he became associated with many other literary figures. This included a group called the “Scriberlous Club” with members such as John Gay and Jonathan Swift who encouraged Pope to release many editorial translations such as Homer’s Iliad and some of Shakespeare's works (Poetry Foundation). This earned him much of his wealth, but also caused many controversies. One of these controversies leading to him writing his most popular work The Dunciad completing it in 1742 (Poetry