The Rape of the Lock: And Other Poems
The Rape of the Lock: And Other Poems
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'26 the finny prey': a characteristic instance of Pope's preference or circumlocution to adirect phrase.
'35-36' A regular formula in classical epics. In Virgil (XI, 794-795) Phoebusgrants part of the prayer of Arruns; the other part he scatters to thelight winds.
'38 vast French Romances': these romances were the customary reading of society in Pope's day whenthere were as yet no English novels. Some of them were of enormouslength. Addison found several of them in a typical lady's library, gre...atfolio volumes, finely bound in gilt ('Spectator', 37).
'58 All but the Sylph': so in Homer (1-25), while all the rest of the army is sleeping Agamemnonis disturbed by fear of the doom impending over the Greeks at the handsof Hector.
'60 Waft': wave, or flutter.
'70 Superior by the head': so in Homer ('Iliad', III, 225-227) Ajax is described as towering overthe other Greeks by head and shoulders.
'73 sylphids': a feminine form of "sylphs. " '74' This formal opening of Ariel's address to his followers is a parody of apassage in 'Paradise Lost', V, 600-601.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
'26 the finny prey': a characteristic instance of Pope's preference or circumlocution to adirect phrase.
'35-36' A regular formula in classical epics. In Virgil (XI, 794-795) Phoebusgrants part of the prayer of Arruns; the other part he scatters to thelight winds.
'38 vast French Romances': these romances were the customary reading of society in Pope's day whenthere were as yet no English novels. Some of them were of enormouslength. Addison found several of them in a typical lady's library, gre...atfolio volumes, finely bound in gilt ('Spectator', 37).
'58 All but the Sylph': so in Homer (1-25), while all the rest of the army is sleeping Agamemnonis disturbed by fear of the doom impending over the Greeks at the handsof Hector.
'60 Waft': wave, or flutter.
'70 Superior by the head': so in Homer ('Iliad', III, 225-227) Ajax is described as towering overthe other Greeks by head and shoulders.
'73 sylphids': a feminine form of "sylphs. " '74' This formal opening of Ariel's address to his followers is a parody of apassage in 'Paradise Lost', V, 600-601.
What to read after The Rape of the Lock: And Other Poems?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 to read onlineMoreLess
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