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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... criticism with his climax . Milton , in his preface to Paradise Lost , had categorically denied the possibility of true music to heroic verse , with its " jingling sound of like end- ings . " Augustan poets and critics themselves had ...
... criticism in meter . In verse as in prose he earned Dr. Johnson's judgment that " the criticism of Dryden is the criticism of a poet . " Personalities , actions , ideas , and art were Dryden's best material . But let it be said again ...
... criticism is established . Criticism of poetry at that time usually meant the invoking and imposing of categories rather than the first - hand studying of men ; the pre- occupation of critics was mostly with " kinds " of writing . There ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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