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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... speak a language Consisting less in words and more in things : A language not affecting ancient times , Nor Latin ... speaking of ancient Greece , Then Sophocles with Socrates did sit , Supreme in wisdom one , and one in wit ; And wit ...
... speaking with an honest voice if not always an honest heart . The most speaking lines in the last passage quoted are the two which close their respective triplets . Dryden's triplets and Alexandrines have been sources of worry to ...
... speak of " Dryden , who had a musical ear , and Pope who had none . " The insistence by amateur critics upon a ... speaking , it was customary to mention him without shame among the most famous of all poets , to set him a little ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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