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 61
... claims conflict with other loyalties , to parent or king ; it is likely at any moment to become half of an impossible moral choice . Those who are indifferent to the claims of love are driven by harsh compulsions of am- bition ; they ...
... claims conflict with other loyalties , to parent or king ; it is likely at any moment to become half of an impossible moral choice . Those who are indifferent to the claims of love are driven by harsh compulsions of am- bition ; they ...
Page 181
... claims to be a defense of the Anglican confession against enemies of piety , but it is a defense of a specific shade of that confession . The Anglicanism of Religio Laici which Dryden claims as personal and private was , in fact , a ...
... claims to be a defense of the Anglican confession against enemies of piety , but it is a defense of a specific shade of that confession . The Anglicanism of Religio Laici which Dryden claims as personal and private was , in fact , a ...
Page 183
... claims for charity , claims that this poet might not have made had he " prudently " followed the advice of his judicious clerical friend . But the aim of this poem is not to establish the Anglican confession as stated by the Anglican ...
... claims for charity , claims that this poet might not have made had he " prudently " followed the advice of his judicious clerical friend . But the aim of this poem is not to establish the Anglican confession as stated by the Anglican ...
Contents
The Trivialization of Universal Harmony | 7 |
The Herculean Hero in All for Love | 31 |
Absalom and Achitophel | 43 |
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