Project Gutenberg 2006-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 258 Jones, Harold Whitmore Pordage, Samuel 1633 Pordage, S. (Samuel) Settle, Elkanah 1648 1724 Settle, E. (Elkanah) Anti-Achitophel (1682) Three Verse Replies to Absalom and Achitophel by John Dryden Absalom Senior by Elkanah Settle -- Poetical Reflections by Anonymous -- Azaria and Hushai by Samuel Pordage Produced by Louise Hope, David Starner, Suzanne Lybarger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Anti-Achitophel" by Samuel Pordage and Elkanah Settle is a collection of political verse responses written in the late 17th century. The work features three distinct poems that serve as replies to John Dryden's influential poem "Absalom and Achitophel," engaging in the political discourse of the time, notably concerning issues of monarchy, betrayal, and loyalty. Each poem not only addresses the conflict between the Whigs and Tories but also uses allegorical references to biblical stories and characters to illustrate their points. The opening of "Anti-Achitophel" presents a direct invitation to the Tories, the principal audience of the work, to engage in a fair exchange of ideas despite political disagreements. The poem emphasizes the contentious atmosphere following Dryden's initial publication, suggesting that the earlier work's audacity necessitated a retort. Throughout this portion, the author critiques the methods employed by the Tories and highlights the complexity of the political situation, using allusions to biblical figures to draw parallels with contemporary characters and political figures, effectively framing the ongoing struggle in a broader moral and philosophical context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Dryden, John, 1631-1700. Absalom and Achitophel PR Text Category: Poetry Category: British Literature Category: Politics 264870 2025-08-08T05:02:01.064776 text/html 258672 2006-06-06T09:15:56 text/html 134489 2025-08-08T05:02:08.912750 application/epub+zip 135913 2025-08-08T05:02:02.693763 application/epub+zip 122929 2025-08-08T05:02:01.871777 application/epub+zip 380769 2025-08-08T05:02:12.618724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340161 2025-08-08T05:02:07.669718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248660 2022-09-09T04:15:25.855286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204737 2025-08-08T05:01:59.661805 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 204617 2006-06-06T09:15:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 204611 2006-06-06T09:18:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21345 2025-08-08T05:02:12.823709 application/rdf+xml 40044 2025-08-08T05:02:01.970803 image/jpeg 5509 2025-08-08T05:02:01.921754 image/jpeg 84346 2006-06-07T04:47:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 125325 2006-06-07T04:47:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 84322 2006-06-07T04:47:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 126492 2025-08-08T05:02:01.092777 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