John Dryden, a Study of His PoetryIndiana University Press, 1967 - 298 pages Discover the poetry of one of England's greatest writers with this insightful and engaging study of John Dryden's life and work. In "John Dryden", Mark Van Doren offers a detailed analysis of Dryden's poetic style, exploring the themes and structure of his most famous works and offering a fresh perspective on this literary giant. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
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... 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 , Zimri , Og , and Doeg , the Killi- grew , the descriptions of Lycurgus and Emetrius and of the preparation for the tournament in Palamon and Arcite , all of Cymon and Iphigenia , and The Flower and the Leaf . Hazlitt's ...
... Achitophel and The Medal ; but it had no title page , and it was not assigned , as The Medal was , to " the author of Absa- lom and Achitophel . " A legend dating from the next year has been taken as proof that Dryden was strangely ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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