The Rape of the Lock
1717
First Published
3.55
Average Rating
101
Number of Pages
A satirical poem that intentionally over-dramatizes an incident in which a lock of a woman's hair is cut without her permission.
Avg Rating
3.55
Number of Ratings
16,682
5 STARS
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3 STARS
33%
2 STARS
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Author
Alexander Pope
Author · 20 books
Alexander Pope (1688-1744) is generally regarded as the greatest English poet of the eighteenth century, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third most frequently quoted writer in the English language, after Shakespeare and Tennyson. Pope was a master of the heroic couplet.
