The Rape of the Lock

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C. E. Merrill Publishing Company, 1969 - Poetry - 141 pages

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The Rape of the Locke 1712 by Alexander Pope
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The Rape of the Lock 1714 by Alexander Pope
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About the author (1969)

Satirical poet Alexander Pope was born in London on May 21, 1688. He was educated by private tutors. Many consider Pope to be the greatest poet of his time, and he also wrote commentaries and translations, he is best known for such poems as The Rape of the Lock and The Duncaid. Pope was the first English poet to make a substantial amount of money from his writing. Pope died on May 30, 1744.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Rape of the Lock
Merrill literary casebook series
AuthorAlexander Pope
EditorsDavid G. Lougee, Robert W. McHenry
Editionillustrated
PublisherC. E. Merrill Publishing Company, 1969
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized4 Aug 2010
ISBN0675095417, 9780675095419
Length141 pages
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Poetry / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Poetry / General
  
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