John DrydenHarold Bloom Chelsea House, 1987 - 234 pages A collection of twelve critical essays on the work of Dryden, arranged in chronological order of original publication. |
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Page 104
... what Dryden terms " satire . " The famous opening lines of Absalom and Achitophel ( 1681 ) implicitly oppose a present illicit promiscuity to a past pious polygamy : In pious times , e'r Priest - craft did begin 104 LAURA BROWN.
... what Dryden terms " satire . " The famous opening lines of Absalom and Achitophel ( 1681 ) implicitly oppose a present illicit promiscuity to a past pious polygamy : In pious times , e'r Priest - craft did begin 104 LAURA BROWN.
Page 122
... begin in media res . Despite Dryden's widely shared belief that Horace had " no method " ( " Preface to the Aeneis , " there is certainly a great deal of method in the begin- ning of the Art of Poetry . But the evidence of method ...
... begin in media res . Despite Dryden's widely shared belief that Horace had " no method " ( " Preface to the Aeneis , " there is certainly a great deal of method in the begin- ning of the Art of Poetry . But the evidence of method ...
Page 209
... begin- ning of the century . To the Memory of Mr. Oldham Farewel , too little and too lately known , Whom I began to think and call my own ; For sure our Souls were near ally'd ; and thine Cast in the same Poetick mould with mine . One ...
... begin- ning of the century . To the Memory of Mr. Oldham Farewel , too little and too lately known , Whom I began to think and call my own ; For sure our Souls were near ally'd ; and thine Cast in the same Poetick mould with mine . One ...
Contents
The Trivialization of Universal Harmony | 7 |
The Herculean Hero in All for Love | 31 |
Absalom and Achitophel | 43 |
Copyright | |
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