Project Gutenberg 2008-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 61 Pope, Alexander 1688 1744 Barnivelt, Esdras Caylus, Madame de (Marthe-Marguerite) 1673 1729 Caylus, Marthe-Marguerite Le Valois de Villette de Murçay, comtesse de Rape of the lock. French La boucle de cheveux enlevée Poème héroïcomique de Monsieur Pope Reading ease score: 68.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Pierre Lacaze. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "La boucle de cheveux enlevée" by Alexander Pope is a heroicomic poem written in the early 18th century. The work humorously explores themes of love and vanity, centering on a young woman's distress over a stolen lock of hair, which initiates a series of social and magical events. This poem reflects the author’s sharp wit and critique of society's frivolities. In this poem, the central character, Belinde, becomes the victim of an audacious baron's prank when he cuts off a precious curl of her hair while she is distracted. This act of theft ignites chaos among the magical spirits protecting her, particularly the sylph Ariel, who is tasked with safeguarding her beauty and honor. The narrative unfolds through various encounters, including battles among supernatural beings, comedic misunderstandings, and the ensuing social ramifications of the theft, ultimately highlighting the absurdities of vanity and the historical context of societal norms surrounding beauty and gender. Pope weaves a playful and ironic tale that resonates with both humor and a keen observation of human nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr English poetry -- Translations into French Young women -- Poetry Catholics -- England -- Poetry PR Text FR Humour Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 90273 90097 2024-10-11T06:33:58.375669 2023-09-11T09:34:13.308319 text/html text/html 90266 90090 2024-10-11T06:33:58.602660 2023-09-11T09:34:13.445337 text/html text/html 109468 2024-10-11T06:34:04.042634 application/epub+zip 108188 2024-10-11T06:34:01.532659 application/epub+zip 95406 2024-10-11T06:34:00.374668 application/epub+zip 236902 2024-10-11T06:34:05.992641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225171 2024-10-11T06:34:03.341641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201754 2022-09-12T05:29:53.125545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77241 77116 2024-10-11T06:33:58.020664 2023-09-11T09:34:13.062300 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 76037 2021-01-03T16:52:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 31298 2021-01-03T16:52:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20401 2024-10-11T06:34:06.136622 application/rdf+xml 15095 2024-10-11T06:34:00.929658 image/jpeg 3873 2024-10-11T06:34:00.642658 image/jpeg 108789 2024-10-11T06:33:58.610679 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia