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en-wikipedia-org-1150		The Rape of the Lock - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	4239	448	75	The Rape of the Lock is a mock-heroic narrative poem written by Alexander Pope.[1] One of the most commonly cited examples of high burlesque, it was first published anonymously in Lintot's Miscellaneous Poems and Translations (May 1712) in two cantos (334 lines); a revised edition "Written by Mr. Pope" followed in March 1714 as a five-canto version (794 lines) accompanied by six engravings. The abduction of Helen of Troy becomes here the theft of a lock of hair; the gods become minute sylphs; the description of Achilles' shield becomes an excursus on one of Belinda's petticoats. Modern adaptations of The Rape of the Lock include Deborah Mason's opera-ballet, on which the composer worked since 2002.[34] It had its premiere as an opera-oratorio in June 2016, performed by the Spectrum Symphony of New York and the New York Baroque Dance Company.[35][36] There had also been a 2006 performance at Sheffield University's Drama Studio of a musical work based on Pope's poem composed by Jenny Jackson.[37]	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-1150.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-1150.txt