ENGL 345 Lecture Notes - Heroic Verse, Horace, Ben Jonson
5 Dec 2012
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The rape of the lock: horacian satire and not juvenalian satire, which is more abrasive. this is hyperbolic. Reading 75-96: she has a hairpin and spice in order to attack the baron and steal her hair back: it"s all rather ridiculous. Pope satirizes the weapon, which is a traditional part of epic. There"s a bit of a sexual fantasy, where she"s in over her head. he"s basically saying that the upper class families are being ridiculous. The fatal battle scene: sartirized with a silly weapon. Invocation: he"s the guy who suggested writing the poem. Descent to the underworld: the gloomy cave of spleen. Voyage across water: she travels down the thames, which is just ridiculous. Burlesque imitation of heroic style in literature: a mock heroic verse, poem, etc; imitation of character, manner or actions of a hero, especially for humorous effect. Different perceptions on the work of ben jonson. Throughout the poem, we might see references to succession.
