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 44
... effect of a self - contained whole in which the structure is organic , grow- ing from within , and not a mere formal pattern imposed from without . In- deed the weakness of Cowley , Marvell , and Butler is that they lack even the latter ...
... effect of a self - contained whole in which the structure is organic , grow- ing from within , and not a mere formal pattern imposed from without . In- deed the weakness of Cowley , Marvell , and Butler is that they lack even the latter ...
Page 104
... effect of celebratory contrast and extravagant compliment . Charles's " mildness " ensures the security of his reign ; it also associates the king with Christ and the king's return with nothing less than the Resurrection . But matching ...
... effect of celebratory contrast and extravagant compliment . Charles's " mildness " ensures the security of his reign ; it also associates the king with Christ and the king's return with nothing less than the Resurrection . But matching ...
Page 215
... effect of likening Dryden himself to a figure in the Aeneid , so , again , the final allusion has a similar but even greater associative effect on the elegist . Oldham becomes Marcellus and is described , in Dryden's last line , by ...
... effect of likening Dryden himself to a figure in the Aeneid , so , again , the final allusion has a similar but even greater associative effect on the elegist . Oldham becomes Marcellus and is described , in Dryden's last line , by ...
Contents
The Trivialization of Universal Harmony | 7 |
The Herculean Hero in All for Love | 31 |
Absalom and Achitophel | 43 |
Copyright | |
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