Alexander Pope, Duke upon Duke: An Excellent New Ballad, To the Tune of Chevy Chase

Pat Rogers (University of South Florida)

Ed. by Nicholas Seager, University of Keele
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.05: English Writing and Culture from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1689-1789.
Vol. editors: Paul Baines (University of Liverpool), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Pat Rogers (University of South Florida), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1720

Places

England (Country of Origin; Publication/ performance)

Genres and Modes

Ballad
Poem
Satire

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Pope wrote several poems in imitation of both traditional oral ballads and the printed street ballads of more recent centuries. Among these the longest and one of the most effective is one entitled

Duke upon Duke: An Excellent New Ballad, To the Tune of Chevy Chase

(1720). Pope stated that he was the principal author: that is, “Good part of the ballad on Lechmere and Guise was written by Mr. Pope” (

Anecdotes

1: 152). The item achieved considerable popularity at the time of its publication around August 1720, in one case under the deliberately oblique title

An Excellent Old Ballad, called Pride will have a Fall, as set forth in the True and Delectable History of the Deadly Strife between the Dukes of Guise and Lancastere which fell out in the Reign of Richard Cour de Lion.

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Citation: Rogers, Pat. "Duke upon Duke: An Excellent New Ballad, To the Tune of Chevy Chase". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 March 2022 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=40722, accessed 08 May 2024.]

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