The Rape of the Lock, and Other Poems - Pope, Alexander
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Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems" offers a brilliant glimpse into 18th-century English society through the lens of masterful poetry. This collection showcases Pope's talent for satire and his innovative use of the mock-epic form. "The Rape of the Lock," the collection's centerpiece, transforms a minor social incident into a grand, humorous narrative, revealing the vanities and absurdities of the aristocratic world. Beyond the celebrated title poem, this volume includes other significant works that demonstrate Pope's command of language and his insightful observations on…mehr

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Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems" offers a brilliant glimpse into 18th-century English society through the lens of masterful poetry. This collection showcases Pope's talent for satire and his innovative use of the mock-epic form. "The Rape of the Lock," the collection's centerpiece, transforms a minor social incident into a grand, humorous narrative, revealing the vanities and absurdities of the aristocratic world. Beyond the celebrated title poem, this volume includes other significant works that demonstrate Pope's command of language and his insightful observations on human nature. His poetry provides a window into the cultural landscape of his time, including the social position of Catholics in England, all while standing as enduring examples of classical literary style. Readers interested in English literature, satire, and the art of poetic expression will find this collection a rewarding exploration of a literary master's enduring work. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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One of the most well-known English writers of the early 18th century, Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era. Pope, a proponent of Augustan literature, translated Homer and is most known for his satirical and discursive poetry, such as The Rape of the Lock, The Dunciad, and An Essay on Criticism. He is also noted for his work in the Augustan movement. Pope is the second most quoted author in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations after Shakespeare, and several of his verses have become part of everyday speech. On May 21, 1688, during the Glorious Revolution's year, Alexander Pope was born in London. In London's Strand, his father Alexander Pope, who lived from 1646 to 1717, owned a prosperous linen business. His mother, Edith (1643 1733), was a York-born descendant of William Turner, Esquire. They were both Catholics. Samuel Cooper, a well-known miniature painter, was married to his mother's sister. A philosophical poem in heroic couplets called An Essay on Man was written between 1732 and 1734. The Pope intended it to serve as the focal point of a system of ethics that would be presented in poetic form.