John Dryden |
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Author:
| Dryden, John |
Editor:
| Walker, Keith |
Series title: | The Oxford Authors Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-254192-5 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1987 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionThis 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.