The original petty king of 18th-century clapbacks finally gets his flowers.
Docudrama that recounts the astonishing life story of a forgotten genius, English poet Alexander Pope, who lived from 1688 to 1744.
Acting
Simon Callow devouring scenery as the tiny, furious poet.
Production
John Cleese randomly appearing like your weirdest uncle.
Director
Peter Bevan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pope's spinal deformity from Pott's disease made him a target, so he weaponized his wit instead. The original 'they laughed at me so I made them pay.'
His translation of Homer bankrupted subscribers but made him the first English author to live solely by writing—no patron, no day job, pure freelance chaos.
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