Author: John Dryden
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Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Religio Laici
Author: John Dryden
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Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Languages : en
Pages : 42
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The Faith of John Dryden
Author: George Douglas Atkins
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813150857
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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John Dryden's celebrated conversion to Roman Catholicism is revealed in this provocative study as the culmination of a lifelong search that began with his youth in an actively Puritan family. Atkin's familiarity with the religious thought of the times allows him to range widely among Dryden's contemporaries and predecessors and to bring a fresh perspective to those key poems in Dryden's religious development: Religio Laici and The Hind and the Panther. Through a sensitive reappraisal of all Dryden's texts -- including those less widely known -- Atkins shows that Dryden had a lifelong antipathy for all "priests" of whatever sect, whether pagan or Christian; by concentrating on the theme of Dryden's opposition to the clergy and his efforts toward articulating a faith for the layman, Atkins provides an important new way of tracing and evaluating the changes in Dryden's religious position and, with this perspective, offers a new interpretation of Dryden's conversion.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813150857
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
John Dryden's celebrated conversion to Roman Catholicism is revealed in this provocative study as the culmination of a lifelong search that began with his youth in an actively Puritan family. Atkin's familiarity with the religious thought of the times allows him to range widely among Dryden's contemporaries and predecessors and to bring a fresh perspective to those key poems in Dryden's religious development: Religio Laici and The Hind and the Panther. Through a sensitive reappraisal of all Dryden's texts -- including those less widely known -- Atkins shows that Dryden had a lifelong antipathy for all "priests" of whatever sect, whether pagan or Christian; by concentrating on the theme of Dryden's opposition to the clergy and his efforts toward articulating a faith for the layman, Atkins provides an important new way of tracing and evaluating the changes in Dryden's religious position and, with this perspective, offers a new interpretation of Dryden's conversion.
Religio Laici Or A Laymans Faith
Author: John Dryden
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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The Poems of John Dryden
Author: John Dryden
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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The Poems of John Dryden ...
Author: John Dryden
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Languages : en
Pages : 882
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Languages : en
Pages : 882
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The Hind and the Panther
Author: John Dryden
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
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Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 74
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"The Hind and the Panther" is a lengthy allegorical poem written by John Dryden, one of the leading literary figures of the Restoration period in England. The poem was written in 1687 and is a political and religious allegory that addresses the religious tensions of the time. The poem uses the allegorical figures of a hind (a female deer) and a panther to represent the conflicting religious beliefs of Roman Catholics and Anglicans in England. The hind, representing the Catholic Church, is persecuted, while the panther, representing the Church of England, is depicted as the true and tolerant church. Dryden's poem explores complex theological and political issues, including the debates between Catholics and Protestants and the broader context of the Glorious Revolution. The poem is written in a variety of verse forms, including heroic couplets, and reflects Dryden's mastery of language and poetic technique. "The Hind and the Panther" is considered one of Dryden's major works, and its intricate allegory and political commentary make it a significant piece in the literature of the late 17th century. Readers interested in the historical and religious context of the time may find this poem to be a rich and challenging exploration of those themes.
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
"The Hind and the Panther" is a lengthy allegorical poem written by John Dryden, one of the leading literary figures of the Restoration period in England. The poem was written in 1687 and is a political and religious allegory that addresses the religious tensions of the time. The poem uses the allegorical figures of a hind (a female deer) and a panther to represent the conflicting religious beliefs of Roman Catholics and Anglicans in England. The hind, representing the Catholic Church, is persecuted, while the panther, representing the Church of England, is depicted as the true and tolerant church. Dryden's poem explores complex theological and political issues, including the debates between Catholics and Protestants and the broader context of the Glorious Revolution. The poem is written in a variety of verse forms, including heroic couplets, and reflects Dryden's mastery of language and poetic technique. "The Hind and the Panther" is considered one of Dryden's major works, and its intricate allegory and political commentary make it a significant piece in the literature of the late 17th century. Readers interested in the historical and religious context of the time may find this poem to be a rich and challenging exploration of those themes.
Selected Poems
Author: John Dryden
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140439144
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
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 imagination- "Absalom and Achitophel" and "The Hind and the Panther"-develop the themes of envy, ambition, and misdeed in ways that far transcend their era. During the Glorious Revolution, Dryden fell from patronage and favor: he then transformed himself into perhaps the greatest of English translators, a superb interpreter of Virgil and Horace, Juvenal and Persius, Boccaccio and Chaucer. This edition contains a preface and annotations accompanying each poem, modernized spelling and punctuation, and an informative introduction and chronology. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140439144
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
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 imagination- "Absalom and Achitophel" and "The Hind and the Panther"-develop the themes of envy, ambition, and misdeed in ways that far transcend their era. During the Glorious Revolution, Dryden fell from patronage and favor: he then transformed himself into perhaps the greatest of English translators, a superb interpreter of Virgil and Horace, Juvenal and Persius, Boccaccio and Chaucer. This edition contains a preface and annotations accompanying each poem, modernized spelling and punctuation, and an informative introduction and chronology. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
All for Love
Author: John Dryden
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803253797
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Although John Dryden the poet is best known for his alexandrine epics, John Dryden the playwright is most honored for this blank verse tragedy. The summit of Dryden's dramatic art, All for Love (1677) is a spectacle of passion as felt, feared, and disputed in the suspicious years following the English Civil War. Due to its dramatic compression and elegance, All for Love is one of the most enduring plays of the Restoration repertory. It was so successful that in the eighteenth century Dryden's tragedy drove Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra from the stage. The play depicts the catastrophic passion of Cleopatra and Marc Antony, who could not be conquered but by love. Fidelity to family and friends, adherence to codes of honor, national loyalties, and the rule of law compete with each other, tearing the world with violence.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803253797
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Although John Dryden the poet is best known for his alexandrine epics, John Dryden the playwright is most honored for this blank verse tragedy. The summit of Dryden's dramatic art, All for Love (1677) is a spectacle of passion as felt, feared, and disputed in the suspicious years following the English Civil War. Due to its dramatic compression and elegance, All for Love is one of the most enduring plays of the Restoration repertory. It was so successful that in the eighteenth century Dryden's tragedy drove Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra from the stage. The play depicts the catastrophic passion of Cleopatra and Marc Antony, who could not be conquered but by love. Fidelity to family and friends, adherence to codes of honor, national loyalties, and the rule of law compete with each other, tearing the world with violence.
The Works of John Dryden: Life
Author: John Dryden
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 480
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 480
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A Layman's Faith
Author: Thomas Hughes
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Category : Belief and doubt
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Category : Belief and doubt
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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