A Complete Manual of English Literature
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The Absalom and Achitopkel con air s a multitude of admirably drawn portraits, among which those of Shaltesbury, the Duke of Buckingham, Settle, Shadwell, and the r .V.nous Titus Oates, remain in the memory oi every reader. Nothing :in better pro\e the extreme difference between the descriptive and dia.'natic manner of drawing charterers than a comparison between the astonishing vivacity of these delineations and Dryden's weakness when endeavori ng to represent human beings on the stage. In ord...er to fully appreciate all the merits of this poem it is necessary to read it in con- nection with the history of the time, and to follow Dryden into his innumerable allusions to the questions and persons of tfie day ; but even 218 TBE AGS OF TBB RESTORATION. |Chap. XU the general student, who will examine it from a purely literary point of view, will find in it the noblest examples of moral painting, always vigorous though not always just, and will perceive all the highest quali- tiei of the English language as a vehicle for reasoning and description.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The Absalom and Achitopkel con air s a multitude of admirably drawn portraits, among which those of Shaltesbury, the Duke of Buckingham, Settle, Shadwell, and the r .V.nous Titus Oates, remain in the memory oi every reader. Nothing :in better pro\e the extreme difference between the descriptive and dia.'natic manner of drawing charterers than a comparison between the astonishing vivacity of these delineations and Dryden's weakness when endeavori ng to represent human beings on the stage. In ord...er to fully appreciate all the merits of this poem it is necessary to read it in con- nection with the history of the time, and to follow Dryden into his innumerable allusions to the questions and persons of tfie day ; but even 218 TBE AGS OF TBB RESTORATION. |Chap. XU the general student, who will examine it from a purely literary point of view, will find in it the noblest examples of moral painting, always vigorous though not always just, and will perceive all the highest quali- tiei of the English language as a vehicle for reasoning and description.
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