Dryden

Originally published in 1973, this is foremost a study of Dryden as a writer, but, the author maintains, his ideas cannot be separated from his art. Dryden's concern with familiar 17th Century problems make him almost as important to the historian as to the student of English Literature.

Info autore

William Myers retired as Professor of English Literature in 2004, having taught for most of his life in the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester, as well as lecturing in half a dozen universities in the United States, His interests and published works extend from Milton to Waugh and reflect his interest in theology, philosophy and science as well as in literature. He was involved in Adult Education throughout his career, and deplores its current decline in the UK. After his retirement he was ordained as a Permanent Deacon in the Catholic Diocese of Nottingham, but is no longer in active ministry..

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: William Myers
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 01.04.2025
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata
• EAN: 9781041009856
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4100985-6
• Numero di pagine: 202
• Serie: Routledge Revivals
• Categorie: Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: general, Literary theory, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: poetry and poets, The Restoration;Poetry;Charles II;Jacobean literature, philosophical materialism, literary criticism theory, English poetic forms, seventeenth-century politics, religious satire analysis, Restoration era political philosophy