John Dryden, Poet Laureate to Charles II and James II, was one of
the great literary figures of the late seventeenth century. This
Companion provides a fresh look at Dryden's tactics and triumphs in
negotiating the extraordinary political and cultural revolutions of
his time. The newly commissioned essays introduce readers to the
full range of his work as a poet, as a writer of innovative plays
and operas, as a purveyor of contemporary notions of empire, and
most of all as a man intimate with the opportunities of
aristocratic patronage as well as the emerging market for literary
gossip, slander and polemic. Dryden's works are examined in the
context of seventeenth-century politics, publishing and ideas of
authorship. A valuable resource for students and scholars, the
Companion includes a full chronology of Dryden's life and times and
a detailed guide to further reading.
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