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The Rape of the Lock
About this work
A satiric poem about Belinda and the evil Baron who wants to steal a lock of her hair, it is a commentary on the battle of the sexes and the contemporary social world of high society.
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Subjects
- Poetry (poetic works by one author)
- English poetry
- Pope, alexander, 1688-1744
- English literature, history and criticism
- Civilization
- Social life and customs
- Sources
- Catholics
- Young women
- Poetry
- Rape of the lock (Pope, Alexander)
- Aristocracy (Social class)