John Dryden 
The Works of John Dryden, Volume XII [EPUB ebook] 
Plays Ambboyna, The State of Innocence, Aureng-Zebe

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The three plays in this volume, composed between 1672 or 1673 and 1675, demonstrate Dryden’s versatility and inventiveness as a dramatist.
Amboyna, a tragedy written to stir the English to prosecute the Third Dutch War, describes the destruction by the Dutch of English trading posts on two Indonesian islands. Regarded in its time as sensationalist, it is really a dignified drama that decries violence.
The State of Innocence, termed an opera, is a rhymed version of Milton’s
Paradise Lost. Though never performed or set to music, it became one of Dryden’s most widely read dramas.
Aureng-Zebe, the last and generally considered the best of Dryden’s rhymed heroic plays, portrays the rise to power of Mogul emperor Aureng-Zebe (1618-1707).
The three plays in this volume, composed between 1672 or 1673 and 1675, demonstrate Dryden’s versatility and inventiveness as a dramatist.
Amboyna, a tragedy written to stir the English to prosecute the Third Dutch War, describes the destruction by

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John Dryden was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668.  Vinton A. Dearing is Professor of English, University of California, Los Angeles.

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Idioma Inglés ● Formato EPUB ● Páginas 578 ● ISBN 9780520913646 ● Tamaño de archivo 171.7 MB ● Editor Vinton A. Dearing ● Editorial University of California Press ● Publicado 2023 ● Edición 1 ● Descargable 24 meses ● Divisa EUR ● ID 9230531 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM
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