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My name is Kate Macdonald: I'm an English lecturer, and a lifelong browser in second-hand bookshops. I post weekly ten-minute podcasts on a Friday, on the books I really like which I think deserve new readers. You can find out lots more at the Facebook page here, and get these podcasts weekly by subscribing on the iTunes link above.

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Thu, 14 June 2012

Alexander Pope and The Rape of the Lock - Five Great Epic Poems You've Never Read

Wigs, flounces, fans, sprites, epic card games, and the calamitous consequences of the cutting of a lock of hair: Alexander Pope's satire on the heroic epic, The Rape of the Lock, is neo-classical fun and games. it's also a sly social commentary on women's lives and the wasted days in the lives of the rich and bored. For those who like to take counsel as well as tea.

Direct download: Alexander_Pope_and_The_Rape_of_the_Lock_-_Five_Great_Epic_Poems.mp3
Category:people-watching -- posted at: 11:30 PM

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