John Dryden, an English poet and dramatist who would dominate literary efforts of The Restoration, was born in 1631 in England. He wrote almost thirty works for the stage as well as a major critical study and number of translations including the works of Virgil. He died in 1700. The main topics included in this book are: John Dryden: An Overview; The Marks of Character: Physiology and Physiognomy in ‘Absalom and Achitophel’; Radical Royalism: Strategy and Ambivalence in Dryden’s Tragicomedies; Identity in Dryden’s ‘Amphitryon’: Cuckolds of Order; Dryden’s ‘Defence of the Epilogue’: A Reinterpretation; Dryden’s Sixth Satire of Juvenal and the Sexual Politics of Monarchy; Judas-Friars of the Popish Plot: The Catholic Perspective on Dryden’s The Spanish Fryar; Self-Assessment in Dryden’s ‘Amphitryon’; etc. An ideal work of reference for students, teachers and researchers.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR S. Francis
Dr. S. Francis, has a brilliant academic record. A poet by nature himself, he is a researcher, working on comparative study of ancient and modern English poetry.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR T. Joseph
Dr. T. Joseph, is a keen scholar of English literture. Having rich experience in teaching, he has made debut in writing critiques on different litterateurs and their literary works.
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John Dryden: A Critical Study
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1st ed.
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8126120487
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viii+307p., Notes; Index; 22cm.
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