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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... never sounded so nobly , as when it was heightened with shouts , and clashing of swords ; · · drums and trumpets gained an absolute dominion over the mind of the audience ( the ladies , and female spirits ) ; Mr. Dryden would never have ...
... never wanting of a cold chine of beef , pasty of venison , gammon of bacon , or great apple - pie with thick crust extremely baked . His table cost him not much , though it was very good to eat at , his sports supplying all but beef and ...
... never feeble . " Reasoning ! " exclaimed Bayes in The Rehearsal , " I gad ; I love reasoning in verse . " Tom Brown , offering once to explain who Dryden was at all , said : " He is that accomplished person , who loves reasoning so much ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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