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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... harmony . " This is perhaps the most absolute condemnation which the music of Augustan verse has received . But it is by no means the earliest . Hunt was capping a com- monplace of criticism with his climax . Milton , in his preface to ...
... harmony and rhythm alone . " Dryden , believing always that " versifica- tion and numbers are the greatest pleasures of poetry , " tended to cherish heroic verse as a musical instrument , and to work for " harmony and rhythm alone ...
... harmony , 63-66 materials - false , 30-44 ; genuine , 67-69 metrical evolution , 81-108 ( see also prosody ) monosyllables , 61 , 74 passions , treatment of the , 36-44 pause , 69 , 76 , 148 plots , 209 poetic diction , 24-25 , 52-57 ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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