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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... began to glide ; His hugy bulk on seven high volumes rolled ; Blue was his breadth of back , but streaked with scaly gold ; Thus riding on his curls , he seemed to pass A rolling fire along , and singe the grass . More various colours ...
... began to draw to- gether ; now it was that English speech and English writing in all their parts began to seem nearly civilized . The Earl of Mul- grave's Essay upon Poetry ( 1682 ) and the Earl of Roscom- mon's Essay on Translated ...
... began : Ah fading joy , how quickly art thou past ! Yet we thy ruin haste . As if the cares of human life were few , We seek out new : And follow fate that does too fast pursue . Dryden passed swiftly from this to a more modern , more ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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