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Alexander Pope - The Rape of the Lock: An Heroicomical Poem in Five Cantos

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Authors:	Alexander Pope
Fiction Genre:	Literary Criticism · Literary Collections
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:	Format: Paperback Publisher: Dover Pubns (June 01, 1968) Measurements: 11"(h) x 8.25"(w) x 0.25"(d), 0.55 lbs. ISBN: 9780486219639
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Details:	Subtitled "An Heroi-Comical Poem", Pope's satire is based on a real event--the playful cutting of a lock of young woman's hair by an enamored swain--that caused a rift between two prominent families. Pope's attempt to smooth things over with humor was apparently successful: the feud ended, and the poem was a huge hit with the public. "The Rape of the Lock" parodies "The Iliad", "The Aeneid", and "Paradise Lost", and uses all the devices of the epic--gods, heroes, battles, even a journey to the Underworld--in an affectionate and supremely witty work of genius.
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