John Dryden, a Study of His PoetryH. Holt, 1946 - 298 pages |
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Page 141
... Achitophel . The Court , which had served as a setting and a justification for the heroic drama and which in its self - sufficiency had tended to cramp the imagination and restrict the field of literary enterprise , had begun to lose ...
... Achitophel . The Court , which had served as a setting and a justification for the heroic drama and which in its self - sufficiency had tended to cramp the imagination and restrict the field of literary enterprise , had begun to lose ...
Page 155
... Achitophel and his Zimri captivated the town first of all by virtue of their felicity and finish . Without being in the least labored they were felt at once to be important ; they had the accent of authority . The " characters " of Arod ...
... Achitophel and his Zimri captivated the town first of all by virtue of their felicity and finish . Without being in the least labored they were felt at once to be important ; they had the accent of authority . The " characters " of Arod ...
Page 268
... Achitophel , The Medal , and particu- larly The Medal of John Bayes . The epithet applied to Shad- well on the title page , " True - Blew - Protestant , " may only have been D. Green's ; it was not repeated in later editions . The ...
... Achitophel , The Medal , and particu- larly The Medal of John Bayes . The epithet applied to Shad- well on the title page , " True - Blew - Protestant , " may only have been D. Green's ; it was not repeated in later editions . The ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
Copyright | |
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