Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 82 Dryden, John 1631 1700 Gilfillan, George 1813 1878 The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 2 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Jayam Subramanian and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 2" by John Dryden is a collection of poetry that includes critical essays and commentary, likely penned in the late 19th century during the Victorian era. This volume examines the genius of Dryden, focusing on the moral dimensions of his works, the influence of his era on his writing, and his poetic style, which is characterized by vigor and eloquence. The beginning of the volume delves into the criticism of Dryden's moral stance as a poet and the appropriateness of judging his work by contemporary standards. It argues that, while his poetry demonstrates remarkable skill and lyrical beauty, it often reflects the societal norms and values of his time, which may not align with modern sensibilities. The opening discusses the delicate balance critics must maintain when evaluating historical literature, leading to a nuanced exploration of Dryden's works, where ease of movement and intellectual clarity in his poetry are highlighted as notable features. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 745871 745759 2024-10-05T10:12:53.960428 2023-10-05T09:49:25.332373 text/html text/html 745864 745752 2024-10-05T10:12:54.400399 2023-10-05T09:49:25.672381 text/html text/html 353052 2024-10-05T10:13:20.511255 application/epub+zip 361190 2024-10-05T10:13:03.808364 application/epub+zip 339480 2024-10-05T10:12:59.650351 application/epub+zip 710374 2024-10-05T10:13:26.857703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 648567 2024-10-05T10:13:13.940266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470653 2022-09-06T03:52:37.334582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 622914 622853 2024-10-05T10:12:53.293367 2023-10-05T09:49:24.829374 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 624312 2020-12-25T23:53:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 240769 2020-12-25T23:53:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 624324 2020-12-25T23:53:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240700 2020-12-25T23:53:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21067 2024-10-05T10:13:27.015689 application/rdf+xml 20961 2024-10-05T10:13:00.229528 image/jpeg 4721 2024-10-05T10:12:59.943333 image/jpeg 344373 2024-10-05T10:12:54.458563 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia