| Dryden and the Traces of Classical Rome Contributor(s): Hammond, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198184115 ISBN-13: 9780198184119 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1999 Annotation: This book examines the ways in which Dryden uses Latin in his poetry and his critical writing, first through quotation and allusion, and second through formal translation. In following the varied traces of Rome in the texture of Dryden's writing, and by emphasizing his continual engagement with mutability and metamorphosis, this book argues the case for Dryden as a thoughtful, humanistic poet. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.4 |
| LCCN: 98039756 |
| Lexile Measure: 1490 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.22 lbs) 318 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the ways in which Dryden uses Latin in his poetry and his critical writing, first through quotation and allusion, and second through formal translation. In following the varied traces of Rome in the texture of Dryden's writing, and by emphasizing his continual engagement with mutability and metamorphosis, this book argues the case for Dryden as a thoughtful, humanistic poet. |