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The Rape of the Lock


 

The Rape of the Lock is a mock-heroic poem written by Alexander Pope, first published in 1712 in two cantos, and then reissued in 1714 in a much-expanded 5-canto version.

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The poem was very well received and helped cement Pope's reputation as the foremost poet of his age.

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