John Dryden (Oxford Authors)

by John Dryden (Author), Keith Walker (Editor)

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  1987

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  This selection of Dryden's works is drawn from the full range of his poetry and prose and is arranged chronologically. Individual works, such as the famous satires MacFlecknoe and Absalom and Achitophel appear in their entirety. A number of Dryden's translations are also represented, including his full versions of Homer, Horace, and Ovid, and substantial selections from his translations of Virgil, Juvenal, and other classical writers. Keith Walker has provided a modernized text of the first editions with commentary on classical and contemporary references for the modern reader.

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  1994

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  Dryden's poetry is straightfoward, bold, and energetic. He was in the public eye for some 40 years, holding positions at court for a long period. He wrote more, and in more genres than any of his contemporaries, and produced the first body of what we now call criticism in English. This new selection represents the full range of Dryden's poetic talent, and pays particular attention to his translations, which formed the backbone of his poetic output. These translations more than anything re-energized English verse and pointed to new possibilities for later poets.