Epistle to Cobham
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Epistle to Cobham is a verse epistle by Alexander Pope, addressed to Lord Cobham, that forms part of his Moral Essays and explores themes of human character and ethics.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
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verse epistle ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Lord Cobham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Epistle I of the Moral Essays
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moral Essays, Epistle to Cobham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alexander Pope's ethical writings ⓘ |
| author | Alexander Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| creator | Alexander Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatee | Lord Cobham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
the inconsistency of human motives
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the judgment of character ⓘ the role of self-knowledge in ethics ⓘ |
| explores |
the complexity of moral judgment
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the limits of human virtue ⓘ the relationship between character and circumstance ⓘ the variability of human conduct ⓘ |
| genre | didactic poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart | Moral Essays, Epistle I (to Cobham) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTone |
moralizing
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reflective ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Horatian satire
ⓘ
classical verse epistles ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | educated readership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | epistle ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th century literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | neoclassical satire ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
ethics
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human character ⓘ human nature ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ |
| meter | heroic couplets ⓘ |
| movement | Augustan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Moral Essays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| relatedWork |
Epistle to Arbuthnot
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Epistle to Bathurst NERFINISHED ⓘ Epistle to Burlington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | rhyming couplets ⓘ |
| subject |
ethical behavior
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moral character ⓘ personal virtue ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| workSeries | Moral Essays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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