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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... their evolutions with- out a metrical flaw : The second signal sounds , the troop divides In three distinguished parts , with three distin- guished guides . Again they close , and once again disjoin ; In 64 JOHN DRYDEN.
... close . But Italy , reviving from the trance Of Vandal , Goth , and monkish ignorance , With pauses , cadence , and well - vowelled words , And all the graces a good ear affords , Made rhyme an art , and Dante's polished page Restored a ...
... close acquaintance with Milton's blank verse , partly as the fruit of his experience among rhythms , Dryden here has swol- len his stream and learned to compose with a powerful , steady * See page 88 . pulse . Milton's paragraphing ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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