Lectures on Dryden

First published in 1914, this book by Arthur Woollgar Verrall focuses on various aspects of Dryden's writings and his age.

A. W. Verrall (Author), Margaret Verrall (Edited by)

9781107633988, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 8 May 2014

280 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.6 cm, 0.36 kg

Arthur Woollgar Verrall (1851–1912) was a renowned British classical and literary scholar. First published in 1914, this book presents content derived from a series of lectures given by Verrall during October and November 1911, marking his appointment as King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at Cambridge University. The text focuses on various aspects of Dryden's writings and his age, revealing 'the importance of his work in the development of English prose and verse, and its comparative neglect among the younger lovers of literature'. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Dryden and the works of Verrall.

1. Dryden's work, character and influence
2. The Epistles
3. Absalom and Achitophel
4. The quatrain poems
Stanzas on Cromwell and Annus mirabilis
5. Literary criticism in the age of Dryden
the 'unities'
the Essay of Dramatic Poesy
6. The religious poems
Religio laici and The Hind and the Panther
7. The development of the English ode
Dryden's influence on lyric poetry
8. The State of Innocence
Dryden and Milton
9. All for Love
or the World Well Lost
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]