From Dryden to Johnson
From Dryden to Johnson
/ Edited By: Boris Ford
- England: Penguin Books, 1957
- 512 P.
- Vol. 4 .
General Introduction – Overview of the period.
The Social Setting & Literary Scene – Cultural and historical context.
John Dryden – Life, works, and influence.
Restoration Comedy – Its features and major dramatists.
Literature and Science – Interaction of literary writing with scientific thinking.
Daniel Defoe as Novelist – Defoe’s contributions to the novel form.
Periodical Essayists – Development of essays and periodicals in the era.
Swift and the Tradition of Wit – Jonathan Swift’s role in 18th-century literature.
Alexander Pope – Poetry and influence.
Richardson, Fielding, and Smollett – Early novelists and narrative techniques.
Tristram Shandy and the Arts of Fiction – Laurence Sterne’s experimental writing.
Oliver Goldsmith & Samuel Johnson – Later figures of the period.
Appendix & Bibliography – Reference lists and indices.
English
(pbk)
Dryden--Johnson
820.8 / F9252
General Introduction – Overview of the period.
The Social Setting & Literary Scene – Cultural and historical context.
John Dryden – Life, works, and influence.
Restoration Comedy – Its features and major dramatists.
Literature and Science – Interaction of literary writing with scientific thinking.
Daniel Defoe as Novelist – Defoe’s contributions to the novel form.
Periodical Essayists – Development of essays and periodicals in the era.
Swift and the Tradition of Wit – Jonathan Swift’s role in 18th-century literature.
Alexander Pope – Poetry and influence.
Richardson, Fielding, and Smollett – Early novelists and narrative techniques.
Tristram Shandy and the Arts of Fiction – Laurence Sterne’s experimental writing.
Oliver Goldsmith & Samuel Johnson – Later figures of the period.
Appendix & Bibliography – Reference lists and indices.
English
(pbk)
Dryden--Johnson
820.8 / F9252
