George Saintsbury

Dryden (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (eBook, ePUB)

English Men of Letters Series

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Saintsbury examines the life of John Dryden (16311700), England's first Poet Laureate and one of the most important writers of the late seventeenth century. He is best known for his poems, plays, literary essays and translations, including such satirical works as MacFlecknoe. Saintsbury focuses on his literary work, fall from grace, and transformation in the period known as the Age of Dryden.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Barnes & Noble
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Altersempfehlung: ab 0 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781411439139
• Artikelnr.: 50390381

Inhaltsangabe

Prefatory note
1. Before the Restoration
2. Early literary work
3. Period of dramatic activity
4. Satirical and didactic poems
5. Life from 1680 to 1688
6. Later dramas and prose works
7. Period of translation
8. The Fables
9. Conclusion.