Project Gutenberg 2008-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 108 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 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_the_Lock Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Boucle_de_cheveux_enlev%C3%A9e 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.) Reading ease score: 68.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr English poetry -- Translations into French Young women -- Poetry Catholics -- England -- Poetry PR Text FR Humour Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 90445 2025-07-10T12:29:11.670656 text/html 90266 2025-01-10T13:36:28.554715 text/html 109542 2025-07-10T12:29:17.040682 application/epub+zip 108185 2025-07-10T12:29:14.799658 application/epub+zip 95402 2025-07-10T12:29:13.246696 application/epub+zip 236880 2025-07-10T12:29:18.746625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225171 2025-07-10T12:29:16.438668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201754 2022-09-12T05:29:53.125545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77241 2025-07-10T12:29:11.344676 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76037 2021-01-03T16:52:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20429 2025-07-10T12:29:18.884627 application/rdf+xml 15095 2025-07-10T12:29:14.257670 image/jpeg 3873 2025-07-10T12:29:14.012662 image/jpeg 31298 2021-01-03T16:52:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 108853 2025-07-10T12:29:11.678666 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia