A Literary History of England: The Restoration and eighteenth century, 1660-1789, by George SherburnAppleton-Century-Crofts, 1948 - 1673 pages |
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... success . An unfortunate episode in Dryden's career as heroic playwright was the animosity resulting from the great success of The Empress of Morocco ( 1673 ) , the second play of young Elkanah Settle . " This was twice success- fully ...
... success . An unfortunate episode in Dryden's career as heroic playwright was the animosity resulting from the great success of The Empress of Morocco ( 1673 ) , the second play of young Elkanah Settle . " This was twice success- fully ...
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... success of the rôle of Sir Harry led to a sequel called Sir Harry Wildair ( 1701 ) , which at the time was successful but is clearly inferior to The Recruiting Officer ( 1706 ) and The Beaux ' Stratagem ( 1707 ) . In The Recruiting ...
... success of the rôle of Sir Harry led to a sequel called Sir Harry Wildair ( 1701 ) , which at the time was successful but is clearly inferior to The Recruiting Officer ( 1706 ) and The Beaux ' Stratagem ( 1707 ) . In The Recruiting ...
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... success depended on more than adherence to the Horatian or Juvenalian tradition : Samuel Wesley ( 1662-1735 ) in 1700 produced a satirical epistle On Poetry and his friend Blackmore in the same year published his Satyr against Wit ; but ...
... success depended on more than adherence to the Horatian or Juvenalian tradition : Samuel Wesley ( 1662-1735 ) in 1700 produced a satirical epistle On Poetry and his friend Blackmore in the same year published his Satyr against Wit ; but ...
Contents
List of Abbreviations | 696 |
Literary Criticism of the Restoration | 710 |
III The Poetry of Dryden | 722 |
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