Project Gutenberg 2013-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 175 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 11 Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Jane Robins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in Eighteen Volumes, Volume 11" is a collection of poetry and dramatic works written in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. This volume encompasses various epistles, elegies, odes, and lyrical pieces penned by Dryden, showcasing his literary prowess and his relationships with notable contemporaries. The themes range from personal reflections to broader societal critiques, capturing the essence of the Restoration literary era. The opening of this collection introduces several epistles addressed to friends and fellow poets. For example, the first epistle is dedicated to John Hoddesdon, praising his "Divine Epigrams" and highlighting Dryden's early poetic ambitions while studying at Cambridge. Another epistle recognizes Sir Robert Howard's contributions to poetry, with Dryden offering a nuanced critique of his works amid expressions of camaraderie and admiration. These initial pieces serve to establish Dryden's connections within the literary landscape of his time, as well as his role as both a mentor and critic, setting the stage for the intricacies and artistic fervor that characterize his complete works. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44050/44050-h/images/coverpage.jpg en English literature PR Text Browsing: Literature 1177001 1177010 2024-09-18T12:49:24.024042 2023-09-19T08:34:05.150050 text/html text/html 1234008 2013-10-27T12:17:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 370105 2013-10-27T12:17:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 402004 2024-09-18T12:50:25.194273 application/epub+zip 417382 2024-09-18T12:49:46.282941 application/epub+zip 417382 2024-09-18T12:49:35.097014 application/epub+zip 850801 2024-09-18T12:50:39.512204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 695075 2024-09-18T12:50:04.524833 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 695427 2022-09-20T06:23:10.781713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 764310 2024-09-18T12:49:18.090054 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 764090 2013-10-27T12:17:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 301049 2013-10-27T12:17:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18211 2024-09-18T12:50:39.720178 application/rdf+xml 10673 2024-09-18T12:49:35.410019 image/jpeg 2217 2024-09-18T12:49:35.258009 image/jpeg 366612 2024-09-18T12:49:24.107095 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