George Frideric Handel composed a choral work, also called Alexander's Feast, set to a libretto by Newburgh Hamilton, which was closely based on Dryden's ode.
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The Question and Answer section for Alexander’s Feast, or the Power of Music is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
In the poem's conclusion, the lock’s final ascension into heaven is the absurd, but none-the-less, allegorical, and Pope infers that the lock of hair is too precious to remain on earth. He infers that that humanity does not deserve to be so “blest...
Rather than distinguish the subjects of the poem as in a traditional epic, Pope uses the mock-heroic genre to elevate and ridicule his subjects simultaneously, creating a satire that chides society for its misplaced values and emphasis on trivial...
This needs a pretty detailed response for this short space. Check this out:
https://departments.knox.edu/engdept/commonroom/volume_two/number_two/cwestfall/print.html
