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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... poem , Astraea Redux ( 1660 ) , started off with twenty - eight lines sharply divided into groups of four and developing seven distinct propositions . The brief series of complimentary poems which began with the Astraea were quickened ...
... poets of his own country , found , as he reported in the Introduction to Ward's English Poets ( 1880 ) , that Dryden ... poem conceived in spiritual pain . Arnold's touchstones , if not sentimental , did deal in pain , sad old memories ...
... poem too because he liked it , as Oldham before him had liked it . Whatever the date of Mac Flecknoe , and 1678 deserves con- sideration , Dryden's right to the poem still is and must be always , except as definite evidence to the ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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