About this title: 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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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 1968
ISBN-13:9780486219639ISBN:0486219631
Description: Very Good. Slight cover wear with minor scuffing to edges. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Edition: 7th Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780199110124ISBN:0199110123
Description: Acceptable. Underlined throughout. Cover creased. Sticker pull on front cover. Covers rubbed and soiled. edited by J.S. Cunningham. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: C. E. Merrill Pub Co
Date Published: 1969
ISBN-13:9780675095419ISBN:0675095417
Description: Good. No Jacket. Good. No Jacket Good. No Jacket Old sticker pulled front of the cover, store's name stamp inside and slightly soiled. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A. : Oxford Univ Pr, 1992, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780199110124ISBN:0199110123
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Based on an actual incident and written to reconcile the families that had been estranged by it, The Rape of the Lock recounts the story of a young woman who has a lock of hair stolen by an ardent young man. Pope couches the trivial event in terms usually reserved for incidents of great moment--such as the quarrel between the Greeks and the Trojans. The poem marries a rich range of literary ... read more
Edition: 1st Printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Charles E Merrill Books, Ohio
Date Published: 1969
ISBN-13:9780675095419ISBN:0675095417
Description: No Illustration. Very Good. No Jacket. PICTORIAL PAPERBACK COVER IS LIGHTLY FADED WITH LIGHT STAINING AND SOILING, CORNERS LIGHTLY BUMPED, LIGHT SHELFWEAR TO EDGES. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: American Book Co
Date Published: 1898
Description: Good. 1898 American Book Company miniature hardcover edition edited by A. M. VanDyke. Previous owner's name inked inside. Text pages are free of any markings or creases. Nice condition collectible copy of this scarce book. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Macmillan
Date Published: 1929
Description: Good. No Jacket. Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" Tall; Green decorated card covers are worn along top and bottom of spine. Pages are somewhat browned. Text is clean. Edited by Bernard Groom. read more
"One of the more memorable and, in my opinion, applicable and useful pieces I read for my Early British Lit class. I might use it to teach a unit on beauty and vanity in a classroom. Because it is challenging, it definitely should be used in honors or AP classes for high school seniors or juniors (maybe sophomores). Maybe teach this with "Uglies" by Scott Westerfield? A great way to bring in a classic piece with a theme so relevant to today."
"Yes, yes, I know. All time great poet, etc. etc. I've had to read this multiple times for many classes, and the blatant, almost proudly flamboyant sexism is something I won't excuse."
"I'd always been under the misconception that this was something about a rape. It's actually a parody! It turns some silly trivial event (similar to something we'd see today on some entertainment news TV show) into an overblown epic poem. It's about a girl of high society with curly hair who gets one of her curls cut off."
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