Dryden's Poetry

Absalom and Achitophel action Æneid Æsop Alexas allusion analogy Anglican Anne Killigrew Annus Mirabilis Antony Antony's artistic beasts beginning biblical Catholic century characters Charles Charleton Chaucer Christian Christian humanism Church Cleopatra comparison complex conception concern David death divine Dolabella Donne Donne's Dryden Dryden's poem Dryden's poetry Duchess of Ormond earlier echoes Eleonora English epic eternal Fables faith fate Flecknoe Franzius grace harmony heav'n heroic Hind human ideal ideas imagery imagistic important irony John Dryden kind king lines Lucretius lyric MacFlecknoe means metaphor Milton monarchy mortal narrative nature neo-Platonic Oldham once Ovid panegyric Panther passage passion play poet poetic praise progress piece Purcell realm reason relation Religio Laici religious Roman satire seems sense Shadwell shows songs soul stanza story suggests temporal Theseus thou thought tone translation treated typology values Ventidius writing