{"product_id":"an-essay-on-man-moral-essays-and-satires","title":"Saggio sull’Uomo; Saggi morali e satire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if a pair of rhyming lines could expose your follies—and question your place in the universe?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander Pope makes poetry think, argue and sting. At the centre of this collection, An Essay on Man asks where human beings belong and how they should live. Its four letters in verse, addressed to his friend Bolingbroke, explore human limits, our dependence on one another, and the ties between virtue, society and happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Moral Essays bring those questions into the world of character, money and taste, where people find clever ways to fool themselves. In the Satires, Pope turns his wit against flatterers, enemies and corruption. The Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot reveals his more personal, combative mood. Throughout, heroic couplets make each thought meet its answer in a rhyming line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYour place in things\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow An Essay on Man into questions about human limits and how to live.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe ties between us\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore Pope’s picture of living creatures depending on one another, from insects to human families.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMoney, taste and character\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet the human types through whom the Moral Essays test ideas about wealth and self-deception.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWit with a target\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter the sharp, personal voice of the Satires as Pope confronts folly and falsehood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArguments that sing\u003c\/strong\u003e – Feel how paired rhyming lines give an argument shape, movement and a sudden sting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy compact ideas, sharp wit and the sound of English from the age of Queen Anne and the Georges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and let Pope’s wit draw you into the argument.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534612857180,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/01436_en_ebook-front_c01.jpg?v=1792174958","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/saggio-sulluomo-saggi-morali-e-satire","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}