The Rape of the Lock
About this book
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.
Subjects
- aristocracy (social class)
- british drawing
- catholics
- catholics -- england -- poetry.
- civilization
- class consciousness
- criticism and interpretation
- english literature
- english literature, history and criticism
- english poetry
- epic poetry
- german literature
- great britain -- civilization -- 18th century -- sources.
- literary collections
- mock-heroic literature
- poetry
- poetry (poetic works by one author)
- pope, alexander, 1688-1744
- pope, alexander, 1688-1744.
- rape of the lock (pope, alexander)
- social life and customs
- sources
- translations from english
- translations into german
- women
- young women
- young women -- poetry.