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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... passages are in shocking taste and what passages are unexceptionable , and at the end qualify- ing on the basis of the first the praise which ought naturally to fall to the second . There has been good reason for this . No critic has ...
... passage from Spenser into Dryden can be better announced than proved . The passage did occur , Spenser's broad current eventually enveloping the little stream of Waller that flowed to Dryden . Dryden seems to have been thoroughly versed ...
... passage in Creech's Lucretius . The dispute was as to * John Caryll of Lady Holt , Sussex , who formed the amiable habit late in the century of inviting celebrities to his house and accompanying his invita- tions with gifts of venison ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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