Absalom and Achitophel

Absalom and Achitophel

Author: John Dryden

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-07-30

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 9781724490773

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Absalom and Achitophel by John Dryden Absalom and Achitophel is "generally acknowledged as finest political satire in the English language."It is also described as an allegory regarding contemporary political events, and a mock heroic narrative. On the title page, Dryden himself describes it simply as "a poem." We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.


Drydeniana

Drydeniana

Author: Richard Janeway

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-10-10

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0429656998

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Published in 1975, Drydenia: On Absalom and Achitophel is a collection of poetry including A Key to... Absalom & Achitophel (Nesse); Azaria and Hushai, a Poem (Pordage); The Medal Revers’d (Pordage); The Medal of John Bayes (Shadwell); Satyr to his Muse (Shadwell); The Tory Poets: a Satyr (Anonymous); Poeta de Tristibus: or, the Poet’s Complaint (Anonymous); Directions to Fame,... (Anonymous).


Plots and Counterplots

Plots and Counterplots

Author: Richard Braverman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1993-07-29

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 9780521356206

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A study of sexual politics in literary and political plots in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.


Absalom, Absalom!

Absalom, Absalom!

Author: William Faulkner

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-08-01

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.


Discourse

Discourse

Author: John W. Crawford

Publisher: Rodopi

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9789062036721

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A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature

A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature

Author: David Lyle Jeffrey

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 1000

ISBN-13: 9780802836342

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Over 15 years in the making, an unprecedented one-volume reference work. Many of today's students and teachers of literature, lacking a familiarity with the Bible, are largely ignorant of how Biblical tradition has influenced and infused English literature through the centuries. An invaluable research tool. Contains nearly 800 encyclopedic articles written by a distinguished international roster of 190 contributors. Three detailed annotated bibliographies. Cross-references throughout.


The ABC of Lit Crit

The ABC of Lit Crit

Author: Frank H. Ellis

Publisher: Academica Press,LLC

Published: 2005-07-30

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1933146079

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Using technical discussion, definition and example, Dr Ellis discusses the art and craft of literary criticism and uses a variety of essay forms to discuss the critical impulse. Critical essays on 17th and 18th century literature and poetry are used to illustrate the notions of criticism and its overall purpose. Excellent study of the origins, purpose and style inherent in literary criticism. " Recommended for research libraries..." Professor M. Hawkins, UL, Alberta


The Facts on File Companion to British Poetry

The Facts on File Companion to British Poetry

Author: Virginia Brackett

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 1438108354

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Presents a comprehensive A-to-Z reference with approximately 400 entries providing facts about British poets and their poetry from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.