Alexander Pope warned, in “Essay on Man” that vice loses its ugliness once it becomes familiar. This is the danger we face with the normalization of Donald Trump.
Tag Archives: Alexander Pope
Pope Foresaw GOP Capitulation to Trump
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The Pleasure of a Pathless Wood
For Americans, wilderness is a more unkempt affair than it for Europeans.
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Mood Swings: Inside Out, Rape of the Lock
“Inside Out” has a lot in common with Pope’s “Rape of the Lock.” Both show us the interior drama of their heroines. In both works, the heroines lose touch with their upbeat helpers.
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Sports Autographs & Locks of Hair
Fans’ obsession with autographs are like the Baron’s obsession with Belinda’s locks in “Rape of the Lock.”
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10 Famous Fetish Objects in Lit
Literature is filled with fetish objects that take on outsized significance to various characters.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, Emma, Great Expectations, Henry Fielding, Jane Austen, Marcel Proust, Prophet's Hair, Rape of the Lock, Salman Rushie, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Tell-Tale Heart, Tom Jones Comments closed
Reflecting on “A Little Learning”
Pope’s “a little learning is a dangerous thing” applies to many of today’s policy debates.
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Pope’s Longing for a Spotless Mind
The movie “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” uses an Alexander Pope poem as its springboard.
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Lear’s Nonsense Perfect for Children
My grandson’s tiny body and large head brought to mind Edward Lear’s Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo.
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The Worst Poem Ever Published?
The worst poem ever published may be William McGonagall’s “The Tay Bridge Disaster.”
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