From Dryden to Johnson 
/ Edited By: Boris Ford 
 - England:  Penguin Books,  1957 
 - 512 P. 
 - Vol. 4 .
<br/><br/>General Introduction – Overview of the period.<br/><br/>The Social Setting & Literary Scene – Cultural and historical context.<br/><br/>John Dryden – Life, works, and influence.<br/><br/>Restoration Comedy – Its features and major dramatists.<br/><br/>Literature and Science – Interaction of literary writing with scientific thinking.<br/><br/>Daniel Defoe as Novelist – Defoe’s contributions to the novel form.<br/><br/>Periodical Essayists – Development of essays and periodicals in the era.<br/><br/>Swift and the Tradition of Wit – Jonathan Swift’s role in 18th-century literature.<br/><br/>Alexander Pope – Poetry and influence.<br/><br/>Richardson, Fielding, and Smollett – Early novelists and narrative techniques.<br/><br/>Tristram Shandy and the Arts of Fiction – Laurence Sterne’s experimental writing.<br/><br/>Oliver Goldsmith & Samuel Johnson – Later figures of the period.<br/><br/>Appendix & Bibliography – Reference lists and indices. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>(pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Dryden--Johnson
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>820.8  / F9252