CONTENTS
OF
VOLUME FIRST.
The Life of John Dryden
SECT. I. Preliminary remarks on the Poetry of England before the Civil
Wars—The Life of Dryden from his Birth till the Restoration—His Early
Poems, including the Annus Mirabilis
SECT. II. Revival of the Drama at the Restoration—Heroic Plays—
Comedies of Intrigue—Commencement of Dryden's Dramatic Career—The Wild
Gallant—Rival Ladies—Indian Queen and Emperor—Dryden's Marriage—
Essay on Dramatic Poetry, and subsequent Controversy with Sir Robert
Howard—The Maiden Queen—The Tempest—Sir Martin Mar-all—The Mock
Astrologer—The Royal Martyr—The two Parts of the Conquest of Granada—
Dryden's situation at this period
SECT. III. Heroic Plays—The Rehearsal—Marriage à la Mode—The
Assignation—Controversy with Clifford—with Leigh—with Ravenscroft—
Massacre of Amboyna—State of Innocence
SECT. IV. Dryden's controversy with Settle—with Rochester—He is
assaulted in Rose Street—Aureng-Zebe—Dryden meditates an Epic Poem—
All for Love—Limberham—Oedipus—Troilus and Cressida—The Spanish
Friar—Dryden supposed to be in opposition to the Court
SECT. V. Dryden engages in Politics—Absalom and Achitophel, Part First —The Medal—MacFlecknoe—Absalom and Achitophel, Part Second—The Duke of Guise
SECT. VI. Threnodia Augustalis—Albion and Albanius—Dryden becomes a
Catholic—The Controversy of Dryden with Stillingfleet—The Hind and
Panther—Life of St. Francis Xavier—Consequences of the Revolution to
Dryden—Don Sebastian—King Arthur—Cleomenes—Love Triumphant