- Poetry (poetic works by one author), English poetry, Pope, alexander, 1688-1744, English literature, history and criticism
A satiric poem about Belinda and the evil Baron who wants to steal a lock of her hair, it is a commentary on the battle of the sexes and the contemporary social world of high society.
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Cool, intimate, comic and prestige.
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- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- warmbleak
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- Author
- Alexander Pope
- First published
- 1966
- Pages
- 67
- Publisher
- printed for J. Thompson, C. E. Merrill Pub. Co., Taylor & Francis Group
- Editions
- 125
- Language
- English, Italian, German, French
- ISBN
- 9783849557430
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