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Rape of the Lock and a Key to the Lock (Hesperus Classics)
Rape of the Lock and a Key to the Lock - Hesperus Classics Author:Alexander Pope An ingenious satire of the battle of the sexes and the follies of a self-centered young lady, The Rape of the Lock?together with its own mock-interpretation, A Key to the Lock?is, in fact, a subtle commentary on high society as well as a cleverly veiled proposal for reform. With a Foreword by Peter Ackroyd. — When Belinda awakes from a strange dr... more »eam and sets about her favorite occupation, her toilette, little does she suspect that a tragedy of Homeric proportions is about to unfold around her. As she walks through the beau monde, admired as a goddess and protected by an entire host of sylphs, she is unaware that evil powers are at work to rob her of a precious lock of hair. Belinda must command all her female guile to protect this lock for, once surrendered, her life will never be the same again. Alexander Pope (1688?1744) is the greatest English poet of the 18th century, with The Rape of the Lock universally regarded as his masterpiece.« less