Project Gutenberg 2005-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 135 Dryden, John 1631 1700 Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 Almanzor and Almahide, or the Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards -- Marriage-a-la-Mode -- The Assignation, or Love in a Nunnery Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Fred Robinson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04" is a comprehensive collection of the works of the renowned English poet and playwright John Dryden, likely written in the early 19th century. This volume includes significant plays such as "Almanzor and Almahide" and several essays on heroic plays, revealing Dryden's contributions to drama and poetic discourse. The themes revolve around valor, ambition, and the complexities of love and political power, illustrated through various characters embroiled in rivalry and romance. The opening of this volume introduces "Almanzor and Almahide," a tragedy set against the backdrop of the Moorish conflict in Granada. King Boabdelin, amidst a period of celebration, faces internal conflict as factions threaten to tear apart his kingdom. The valiant character of Almanzor enters the fray as a defender of honor, showcasing his individual prowess and asserting his authority amid chaos. The narrative hints at a development of alliances, rivalries, and romantic entanglements as characters grapple with their ambitions and the looming presence of Christian forces, setting the stage for an intricate exploration of power dynamics, loyalty, and betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English literature PR Text Browsing: Literature 904415 904424 2024-09-07T04:57:35.040633 2023-09-07T06:56:40.809831 text/html text/html 922760 2020-12-14T07:02:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 289180 2020-12-14T07:02:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 367388 2024-09-07T04:57:57.068567 application/epub+zip 379100 2024-09-07T04:57:39.931671 application/epub+zip 379100 2024-09-07T04:57:37.306666 application/epub+zip 831701 2024-09-07T04:58:05.935490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 770875 2024-09-07T04:57:53.766538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 770689 2022-09-07T21:18:48.021108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 697022 696942 2024-09-07T04:57:30.377719 2023-09-07T06:56:36.333796 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 696766 2020-12-14T07:02:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 265424 2020-12-14T07:02:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 696794 2020-12-14T07:02:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 265296 2020-12-14T07:02:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20683 2024-09-07T04:58:06.114489 application/rdf+xml 23967 2024-09-07T04:57:37.785649 image/jpeg 4411 2024-09-07T04:57:37.545641 image/jpeg 357753 2024-09-07T04:57:35.112634 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