Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 218 Dryden, John 1631 1700 Gilfillan, George 1813 1878 The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 2 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Jayam Subramanian and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 2" by John Dryden is a collection of poetry that includes critical essays and commentary, likely penned in the late 19th century during the Victorian era. This volume examines the genius of Dryden, focusing on the moral dimensions of his works, the influence of his era on his writing, and his poetic style, which is characterized by vigor and eloquence. The beginning of the volume delves into the criticism of Dryden's moral stance as a poet and the appropriateness of judging his work by contemporary standards. It argues that, while his poetry demonstrates remarkable skill and lyrical beauty, it often reflects the societal norms and values of his time, which may not align with modern sensibilities. The opening discusses the delicate balance critics must maintain when evaluating historical literature, leading to a nuanced exploration of Dryden's works, where ease of movement and intellectual clarity in his poetry are highlighted as notable features. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English poetry PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 745893 2025-07-05T08:10:13.694473 text/html 745864 745752 2024-11-05T10:05:07.282595 2023-10-05T09:49:25.672381 text/html text/html 353028 2025-07-05T08:10:36.430352 application/epub+zip 361136 2025-07-05T08:10:21.961439 application/epub+zip 339425 2025-07-05T08:10:18.291410 application/epub+zip 710014 2025-07-05T08:10:42.022391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646010 2025-07-05T08:10:30.838350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470653 2022-09-06T03:52:37.334582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 622808 2025-07-05T08:10:13.113442 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 603012 2024-10-28T18:46:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17122 2025-07-05T08:10:42.169302 application/rdf+xml 20961 2025-07-05T08:10:18.788443 image/jpeg 4721 2025-07-05T08:10:18.540425 image/jpeg 344429 2025-07-05T08:10:13.746446 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia