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 76
... meaning by sheer fiat and to in- duce in others the same collapse of belief that he has undergone . He must absorb all control of his world into himself by one means or another , and he dies in the impossibility of his increasingly ...
... meaning by sheer fiat and to in- duce in others the same collapse of belief that he has undergone . He must absorb all control of his world into himself by one means or another , and he dies in the impossibility of his increasingly ...
Page 139
... meaning of governaunce , and surely his interpretation is valid . Chaun- ticleer is a foolish king who is led astray ... meanings that are less calculated than these . For this reason it is difficult to accept T. S. Eliot's declaration ...
... meaning of governaunce , and surely his interpretation is valid . Chaun- ticleer is a foolish king who is led astray ... meanings that are less calculated than these . For this reason it is difficult to accept T. S. Eliot's declaration ...
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... meaning , the projective power of consciousness , its " utopian " capacity , may be either identified with or distinguished from its ideological nature . But in either case , this utopian capacity has been associated in particular with ...
... meaning , the projective power of consciousness , its " utopian " capacity , may be either identified with or distinguished from its ideological nature . But in either case , this utopian capacity has been associated in particular with ...
Contents
The Trivialization of Universal Harmony | 7 |
The Herculean Hero in All for Love | 31 |
Absalom and Achitophel | 43 |
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