Alexander Pope, The Memoirs of the Extraordinary Life, Works and Discoveries of Martinus Scriblerus

Emrys Daniel Blakelee Jones (University of Greenwich)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.05: English Writing and Culture from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1689-1789.
Vol. editors: Paul Baines (University of Liverpool), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Pat Rogers (University of South Florida), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1741

Places

England (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Prose Fiction Narrative
Satire

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Memoirs of the Extraordinary Life, Works and Discoveries of Martinus Scriblerus

is a prose narrative first published in 1741 as part of the second volume of

The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, In Prose

. Originating as the central collaboration between Pope and other members of the Scriblerus Club, the work sets out to mock all varieties of false learning and pedantry through the adventures of its fictional hero. There is little definitive evidence to suggest how much of the text was composed during the heyday of the club (the early- to mid-1710s), how much was contributed by each member, and what the process of collaboration looked like in practical terms. Scholarly consensus has generally assigned the greater part of the work’s authorship to Dr. John Arbuthnot, with Pope playing a…

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Citation: Jones, Emrys Daniel Blakelee. "The Memoirs of the Extraordinary Life, Works and Discoveries of Martinus Scriblerus". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 05 July 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=147, accessed 24 April 2024.]

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