Husanova Farida The essence of the mock heroic in Alexander Pope's " The Rape of the Lock" Introduction

penalty of perpetual imprisonment.

Pope's most famous poem is The Rape of the Lock, first published in 1712, with a revised version in 1714. A mock-epic, it satirises a high-society quarrel between Arabella Fermor (the "Belinda" of the poem) and Lord Petre, who had snipped a lock of hair from her head without permission.

The contribution of Alexander Pope in Literature is very significant. He is one of the best poet and critics. He used many poems to express his own life by his work.

POEMS

1. 'Ode on Solitude'. Happy the man, whose wish and care

2. An Essay on Criticism. Others for language all their care express,

3. The Rape of the Lock.

4. Windsor forest

5. The tample of fame.

The object of my course paper is " The rape of the Lock"

The course paper includes introduction, main body, conclusion and

list of references.

The introduction gives information about the title of my course paper,

its aim, tasks of investigation, subject and object of the work.

In The main body it can be found clear data about life of Alexander

Pope, his works and information about the essense of the mock heroic in his " The rape of the Lock".

The conclusion makes ending results of the learnt and defined facts

about the gained information and so on.

In summary The Rape of the Lock opens as its heroine, Belinda,

In summary The Rape of the Lock opens as its heroine, Belinda,

awakens from a most pleasantly sensuous dream. In the late morning

she is attended at her boudoir by her pet dog and the sylphs who arm her

against temptation, bolstering her mental and physical chastity. They

recall the magical attendants of classical figures as they prepared to

enter the battlefield. Belinda’s battle will be fought on the social scene,

as she attends a party at a royal palace where she will be called upon to