Tag Archives: Alexander Pope

The Pleasure of a Pathless Wood

By Robin Bates | Published: August 26, 2015

For Americans, wilderness is a more unkempt affair than it for Europeans.

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Mood Swings: Inside Out, Rape of the Lock

By Robin Bates | Published: July 6, 2015

“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

By Robin Bates | Published: November 8, 2014

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

By Robin Bates | Published: November 6, 2014

Literature is filled with fetish objects that take on outsized significance to various characters.

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Reflecting on “A Little Learning”

By Robin Bates | Published: June 4, 2014

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

By Robin Bates | Published: March 6, 2014

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

By Robin Bates | Published: February 6, 2014

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?

By Robin Bates | Published: October 7, 2013

The worst poem ever published may be William McGonagall’s “The Tay Bridge Disaster.”

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Obama: A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall

By Robin Bates | Published: June 26, 2013

Climate denialists who attack science have a lot in common with Pope’s dunces.

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