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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... poet " is not tied to a bare representation of what is true . " Rather he is expected to be reckless . Poets , like ... Poetic License in 1677. He quoted Longinus on the mean- ness of a poet who will shun profuseness and write parsi ...
... poet and the orator they were able to offer to the poet handsome if questionable assistance . Poetry in Europe did not ... poetic " style was created . Poets called themselves " virtuosos . " The se- crets of individuality became obscure ...
... poet for poets . Not only in his own generation , or in the next , but in all that have succeeded he has stood on the ... poetic diction " which Wordsworth later on was to receive so coldly . Milton in blank verse and Dryden and Pope in ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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