Project Gutenberg 2014-12-12 Public domain in the USA. 89 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 15 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 15" is a collection of classical literature that showcases the works of the esteemed poet and dramatist John Dryden, likely compiled during the early 19th century. This volume includes a variety of his writings, with an emphasis on the epic poem "Æneis," which draws on themes of duty, heroism, and the divine influence on human affairs. It also features critical and historical notes, as well as insights into the life of the author by Walter Scott. The opening portion introduces "Æneis" Book VIII, which sets the stage for the unfolding conflict in a war between the Trojans and their enemies. Key characters, including Æneas, who seeks help from allies in his quest, are presented as they make preparations for battle. Significant events include Æneas receiving divine arms forged by Vulcan at his mother Venus's request, symbolizing his destined role in founding Rome. The narrative intertwines human struggles and divine interventions, foreshadowing the significance of fate in the epic journey of Aeneas and the larger Roman destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English literature PR Text Browsing: Literature 1001592 1001593 2024-09-20T04:08:43.279388 2023-09-20T14:15:59.433708 text/html text/html 1034849 2014-12-11T22:22:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 334717 2014-12-11T22:22:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 362471 2024-09-20T04:09:02.241348 application/epub+zip 380827 2024-09-20T04:08:46.185338 application/epub+zip 380827 2024-09-20T04:08:44.752356 application/epub+zip 670891 2024-09-20T04:09:12.056221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 704185 2024-09-20T04:09:00.635264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 704364 2022-09-21T15:43:22.924246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 733186 2024-09-20T04:08:39.066360 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 733553 2014-12-11T22:22:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 281330 2014-12-11T22:22:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18082 2024-09-20T04:09:12.408208 application/rdf+xml 10514 2024-09-20T04:08:44.944352 image/jpeg 2016 2024-09-20T04:08:44.850368 image/jpeg 332283 2024-09-20T04:08:43.383366 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