The Rape of the Lock

by Alexander Pope

Credits: Alexander Pope (author)

Summary

When a young baron cuts a lock from Belinda's hair, Pope turns a real quarrel between two families into a mock epic with sylphs, a battle of the fans and a stolen lock that rises to the stars. The five cantos are given without the editor's introduction and notes.

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Chapters (6)

  1. 1. An Heroi-Comical Poem
  2. 2. Canto I
  3. 3. Canto II
  4. 4. Canto III
  5. 5. Canto IV
  6. 6. Canto V

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