George Bernard Shaw Quick Facts

George Bernard Shaw was an Anglo-Irish playwright, literary critic, and novelist. Profile Birth Name: George Bernard Shaw AKA: Bernard Shaw Date of Birth: July 26, 1856 Place of Birth: Portobello, Dublin, Ireland Zodiac Sign: Leo Death: November 2, 1950 Place of Death: Ayot St. Lawrence, United...

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“The Rape of the Lock” as a Mock-heroic Poem

The Pseudo-classical poet Alexander Pope has been widely hailed as the unchallengeable master of the heroi-comical poetry. This very reputation stems heavily from his brilliant and playful implementation of mock-heroic traditions into his long narrative poem The Rape of the Lock. The poem, without...

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