The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 17
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"The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 17." by John Dryden is a collection of literary translations, criticism, and polemical prose written in the late 17th century. This volume gathers his Life of Plutarch with a grand dedication to the Duke of Ormond, a specimen from his translation of the History of the League, a theological exchange with Edward Stillingfleet, and his English version of Du Fresnoy’s The Art of Painting alongside a celebrated parallel between poetry and painting. It showcases the author as biographer, translator, critic, and royalist controversialist. Expect erudite classical scholarship, vigorous prose, and wide-ranging reflections on history, art, politics, and religion. The opening of the volume frames the context of the 1680s English Plutarch with an editor’s note and a bookseller’s advertisement, then unveils a lofty dedication to the Duke of Ormond. In that dedication, the writer contrasts ancient greatness with modern decli
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