The Rape of the Lock
by Alexander Pope
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- 0415039991
- ISBN 13
- 9780415039994
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Synopsis
Alexander Pope was born on May 21, 1688. He was brought up a Roman Catholic at a time where the laws of England were prejudicial towards Catholics. He suffered tuberculosis as a child and as a consequence never grew taller than 4'6'. He first published The Rape of the Lock when he was twenty-three years old in 1712. Its success made him a celebrity in polite society. He later added to it in 1714 and 1717. It was written to reconcile two families who had fallen out over a similar incident where a Lord Petre had cut off a lock of hair from Arabella Fermor's head. Pope went on to translate the works of Homer and produce The Dunciad and An Essay on Man . He died on May 30, 1744.
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- Ria Christie Collections (GB)
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- Title
- The Rape of the Lock
- Author
- Alexander Pope
- Book Condition
- New
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- 994
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- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0415039991
- ISBN 13
- 9780415039994
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- This edition first published
- December 31, 1990
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