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John Dryden: Tercentenary Essays.(Review)(Brief Article)

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From: Contemporary Review
Date: 20010201
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John Dryden: Tercentenary Essays. Paul Hammond and David Hopkins, editors. Clarendon Press, Oxford. [pound]65.00. 415 pages. ISBN 0-19-818644-4. This volume, published to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Dryden's death, has an introduction and twelve essays by scholars from the U.K., Canada, Australia and the U.S. Special attention has been given to Dryden's writings on politics, his literary collaborations, his dramatic works and his translations. After the introduction, which asks if Dryden may be considered 'a classic', there are essays on the poems, Mac Flecknoe and ...

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