History of English Literature Volume 2 (of 3)

History of English Literature Volume 2 (of 3)

In the placid stream are mirrored the shadows of the bridge; to the west of which appear the faades of Fishmonger's Hall, and Billingsgate market, radiant with morning. To appreciate the full charm and fidelity to nature of this etching one should read Wordsworth's sonnet written on Westminster bridge, beginning "Earth has not anything to show more fair," and ending with the words SECTION I.The Excesses of Puritanism132 SECTION II.A Frenchman's View of the Manners of the Time135 SECTION III.Butler's Hudibras137 SECTION IV.Morals of the Court140 SECTION V.Method and Style of Hobbes147 SECTION VI.The Theatre153 SECTION VII.Dryden and the Drama155 SECTION VIII.Wycherley157 SECTION I.Court Life in Europe168 SECTION II.Dawn of the Classic Spirit170 SECTION III.Sir William Temple173 SECTION IV.Writers la Mode178 SECTION V.Sir John Denham185 SECTION VI.Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar188 SECTION VII.Superficiality of English Comedy195 SECTION VIII.Natural Characters198 SECTION IX.Artificial Characters202 SECTION X.Sheridan.Decadence of the Theatre211 SECTION I.Dryden's Dbut222 SECTION II.Dryden's Family and Education223 SECTION III.Dramatic Theories of Dryden226 SECTION IV.The Style of Dryden's Plays236 SECTION V.His Merit as a Dramatist242 SECTION VI.His Prose Style252 SECTION VII.How Literature in England is Occupied with Politics and Religion257 SECTION VIII.Development of the Art of Writing263 SECTION IX.Dryden's Translations and Adaptations.His Occasional SoulStirring Verses265 SECTION X.Misfortunes Of Dryden's Old Age271 ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 61382
Author: Taine, Hippolyte
Release Date: Feb 11, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Translator: Van Laun, Henri, 1820-1896