TY - BOOK AU - Ford Boris TI - From Dryden to Johnson T2 - Vol. 4 SN - (pbk) U1 - 820.8 PY - 1957/// CY - England PB - Penguin Books KW - Dryden--Johnson N1 - 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 ER -