John Dryden And The Poetry Of Statement
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Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, chipped with minor damage. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. The dust jacket shows age-related fading and light wear consistent with a vintage academic publication. The interior pages appear clean with typical yellowing for a book of this era.
A scholarly work of literary criticism, John Dryden and the Poetry of Statement presents a rigorous and authoritative analysis of one of the most important poets of the English Restoration period. K. G. Hamilton argues that Dryden's poetic genius lies in his mastery of the poetry of statement — a mode of verse that communicates ideas with clarity, precision, and rhetorical force. The study details the structural and stylistic techniques that define Dryden's verse, illustrating how his command of language shaped the course of English literary history. Written in a measured and academic tone, it remains an essential reference for students and scholars of seventeenth-century English literature and poetry.
Author: K. G. Hamilton
Format: Hardback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, chipped with minor damage. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. The dust jacket shows age-related fading and light wear consistent with a vintage academic publication. The interior pages appear clean with typical yellowing for a book of this era.
A scholarly work of literary criticism, John Dryden and the Poetry of Statement presents a rigorous and authoritative analysis of one of the most important poets of the English Restoration period. K. G. Hamilton argues that Dryden's poetic genius lies in his mastery of the poetry of statement — a mode of verse that communicates ideas with clarity, precision, and rhetorical force. The study details the structural and stylistic techniques that define Dryden's verse, illustrating how his command of language shaped the course of English literary history. Written in a measured and academic tone, it remains an essential reference for students and scholars of seventeenth-century English literature and poetry.