Literary Criticism of John DrydenUniversity of Nebraska Press, 1967 - 174 pages |
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Page xiii
... least partially responsible for this kind of critical failure . He did not have any considerable ability to formulate theory ; he constantly deferred to other critics , especially the French , for analytical discriminations . But the ...
... least partially responsible for this kind of critical failure . He did not have any considerable ability to formulate theory ; he constantly deferred to other critics , especially the French , for analytical discriminations . But the ...
Page 56
... least such , or which is nearest prose : and this amongst the Ancients was the iambic , and with us is blank verse , or the measure of verse kept exactly without rhyme . These numbers therefore are fittest for a play ; the others for a ...
... least such , or which is nearest prose : and this amongst the Ancients was the iambic , and with us is blank verse , or the measure of verse kept exactly without rhyme . These numbers therefore are fittest for a play ; the others for a ...
Page 149
... least assume the title of , heroic poets . He and Chaucer , among other things , had this in common , that they refined their mother - tongues ; but with this difference , that Dante had begun to file their language , at least in verse ...
... least assume the title of , heroic poets . He and Chaucer , among other things , had this in common , that they refined their mother - tongues ; but with this difference , that Dante had begun to file their language , at least in verse ...
Contents
A Defence of An Essay of Dramatic Poesy 1668 | 70 |
Preface to An Evenings Love 1671 | 90 |
Heads of an Answer to Rymer 1677 | 115 |
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