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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... followed , and in him we see . What rhyme improved in all its height can be ; At best a pleasing sound , and fair barbarity . The French pursued their steps ; and Britain , last , In manly sweetness all the rest surpassed . The wit of ...
... followed praise of Mil- ton's epic with praise of Dryden's odes , but did not go on to Pope : Behold , where Dryden's less presumptuous car , Wide o'er the fields of glory bear Two Coursers of ethereal race , With necks in thunder ...
... followed by Absalom and 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 ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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