• 'The Dunciad' is a poem written by - Alexandar Pope. - The Dunciad, poem by Alexander Pope, first published anonymously in three books in 1728; - By 1743, when it appeared in its final form, it had grown to four books. - Written largely in iambic pentameter, the poem is a masterpiece of mock-heroic verse.
• Alexander Pope is called Mock-Heroic Poet. - His famous epic is The Rape of the Lock. - His notable works: • An Essay on Criticism, • The Dunciad, • The Imitation of Horace, • An Essay on Man, • Letter to Gay.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman and Britannica.