| The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Pope, Alexander (Author), Parrott, Thomas Marc (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1406566438 ISBN-13: 9781406566437 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: 821.5 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6" W x 9" (0.67 lbs) 204 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alexander Pope (1688-1744) is regarded as the greatest English poet of the early eighteenth century, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. Pope, who was born in London, was taught to read by his aunt and then sent to two surreptitious Catholic schools. He is the third most frequently quoted writer in the English language, after Shakespeare and Tennyson. Pope was a master of the heroic couplet. From early childhood he suffered numerous health problems, including Pott's disease (a form of tuberculosis affecting the spine) which deformed his body and stunted his growth. The Rape of the Lock (two-canto version, The Rape of the Locke, 1712; revised version in five cantos, 1714) is perhaps Pope's most popular poem. It is a mock-heroic epic, written to make fun of a high society quarrel between Arabella Fermor (the "Belinda" of the poem) and Lord Petre, who had snipped a lock of hair from her head without her permission. Among his other works are: An Essay on Criticism (1711); Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady (1717); and Essay on Man (1734). |
