The Dunciad

Alexander Pope's "The Dunciad" stands as a satirical tour de force of the early 18th century, encapsulating the cultural and literary tensions of its time. Composed in heroic couplets, the poem is a scathing critique of the prevailing mediocrity and the decline of literary standards, as it mocks the burgeoning influence of dullness and ignorance on the arts. Through mock-epic conventions, Pope cle...