John Dryden Selected Poems - Paperback
by John Dryden
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Availability:In StockContributor:John Dryden, Steven N. Zwicker (Editor), David Bywaters (Editor)Series:Penguin ClassicsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2002-03-26Pages:608
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Adult Hc/TrISBN-13:9780140439144ISBN-10:140439145UPC:9780140439144Book Category:Poetry, Literary Criticism, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:European, PoetryBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.70 x 5.10 x 0.97 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCH8MV1VVY
John Dryden Selected Poems
A new and comprehensive selection of Dryden's poetry, revealing him as a master of theatricality, ventriloquism, and unmistakable originality. In his lifetime, John Dryden gained fame at the cost first of gossip and scandal and then of suspicion and scorn. He wrote to order, currying favor with the Crown and repeatedly savaging its enemies. Yet the finest works of his political and spiritual...
Series: Penguin Classics
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Adult Hc/TrISBN-13:9780140439144ISBN-10:140439145UPC:9780140439144Book Category:Poetry, Literary Criticism, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:European, PoetryBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.70 x 5.10 x 0.97 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCH8MV1VVY
Most of John Dryden's (1631-1700) early work was for the theatre. He wrote romantic comedies, adaptations and tragi-comedies including 'Marriage à-la-Mode'. He was Poet Laureate from 1668 to 1688 during which time he wrote his most celebrated satires and criticism. In his later years, he turned to translation. Steven N. Zwicker & David Bywaters have edited this volume. Zwicker teaches English...
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
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John Dryden, Steven N. Zwicker (Editor), David Bywaters (Editor)
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