The article analyzes the poem "Absalom and Achitophel" by John Dryden. According to the author, Dryden uses the poem to place England's King Charles II as its central hero. Particular attention is given to the humanist ideas that influenced Dryden, as well as those of Greek philosopher Aristotle. Themes of disorder and imbalance, including sexual disorder, are also explored.
The article analyzes the poem "Absalom and Achitophel," by the English poet John Dryden. Effects of the poem's syntactic ambiguities on the poem itself are examined, and the relationship between kings and God as reflected in the poem is commented on. Dryden's adroit literary style is also touched on.
*DESCENT (Kinship), *INHERITANCE & succession in literature, *REVOLUTIONS in literature, *CHRISTIANITY in literature
Abstract
The article analyzes the poem "Absalom and Achitophel" by John Dryden. It examines Dryden's use of rhetoric in addressing issues of descent, noting his arguments on topics of pedigree, hereditary succession, and titles. The poet's views against rebellion, as demonstrated by the character Absalom, are also discussed in addition to Christian themes related to descent.
*PHILOSOPHY & literature, *EMOTIONS in literature, *LITERARY explication
Abstract
The article critiques the central signification form of the poem "Absalom and Achitophel," by John Dryden. It addresses single-form theories, the presence of classical oration in the poem, and the use of third single-form theory on painting. It notes unresolved difficulties inherent in the theories and their acceptance, as well as explores three primal Drydenian impulses.
Published
1991
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