An Essay on Criticism: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

An Essay on Criticism, credited to Alexander Pope, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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This is a librivox recording of An Essay on Criticism by Alexander Pope. Recording by Aringguth. An Essay on Criticism was the first major poem written by the English writer Alexander Pope (1688-1744). However, despite the title, the poem is not as much an original analysis as it is a compilation of Pope’s various literary opinions. A reading of the poem makes it clear that he is addressing not so much the ingenuous reader as the intending writer. It is written in a type of rhyming verse called heroic couplets. (Summary from Wikipedia) Librivox project page:http://librivox.org/essay-on-criticism-by-alexander-pope/ For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox.org

Recording facts

• Recording title: An Essay on Criticism
• Author credits: Alexander Pope
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 1
• Listed recording duration: 45:16

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• poems
• recordings
• criticism
• essay
• alexander
• pope

Track guide

1. An Essay on Criticism — 45:17

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