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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... century Latin had led in the school curriculums , supplanting logic . Wolsey had advised that Virgil be " pronounced with due in- tonation of voice , " out of regard for " the majesty of his verse , " and during the first half of the ...
... century , but it eventually lost its meaning , so that when Lessing attacked it in 1766 , employing some of the weapons which Du Bos had used half a century earlier , it could offer only partial resistance . The parallel had not borne ...
... century , 18-27 political situation in the late 17th century , 141 ff . Poliziano , 109 Polybius , 10 polysyllables - see under Dryden Poole , Joshua , English Parnassus , 59-60 Pope , Alexander , 1 , 28 , 58 , 60 , 65 , 68 , 70 , 71 ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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