# Episode 326: "The Rape of the Lock" by Alexander Pope

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Podcast: [The Literary Life Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-literary-life-podcast-743688)
Published: 2026-04-28T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

On this week's episode of The Literary Life, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks will discuss Pope's mock epic poem, " The Rape of the Lock ." They begin the conversation by talking about two types of satire to set us up for an accurate understand of this poem. They also talk about the form of a mock epic poem and a burlesque. This conversation brings out the various allusions to classical heroic epic poems juxtaposed with the frivolous in this story. You can check out all the latest offerings of mini-classes and webinars, including Heather Goodman's upcoming webinar on P.L. Travers' Mary Poppins , at HouseofHumaneLetters.com . For more show notes, please visit https://theliterary.life/326 .

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