Islam in English LiteratureCaravan Books, 1977 - 275 pages |
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Page 48
... written in defiance of the lashing wit of The Rehearsal , was the last of his heroic plays . It deals with contemporary Indian history - Aurangzeb survived Dryden by seven years . The source is probably Tavernier's narrative . Dryden ...
... written in defiance of the lashing wit of The Rehearsal , was the last of his heroic plays . It deals with contemporary Indian history - Aurangzeb survived Dryden by seven years . The source is probably Tavernier's narrative . Dryden ...
Page 49
... written in blank verse . The author's statement in the Prologue that he has crammed the play with love and honor is borne out by the character of Altomar , the hero , who is superlatively courageous in warfare , magnificent as a lover ...
... written in blank verse . The author's statement in the Prologue that he has crammed the play with love and honor is borne out by the character of Altomar , the hero , who is superlatively courageous in warfare , magnificent as a lover ...
Page 85
... written by a Turk in Paris , and came to its fullest perfection in Montesquieu's Lettres Persanes ( 1721 ) .74 The ... written it from " a noble hint I gave him long ago for his Tatlers ... I intended to have written a book on that ...
... written by a Turk in Paris , and came to its fullest perfection in Montesquieu's Lettres Persanes ( 1721 ) .74 The ... written it from " a noble hint I gave him long ago for his Tatlers ... I intended to have written a book on that ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 20 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 58 |
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