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Tag: John Dryden

King Charles I and II FEATURED

CR Episode 144: Poetry for King Charles

26 September 2022 Critical Readings

In celebration of King Charles III, the panel reads two poems written to celebrate the reigns of his predecessors, King Charles I and King Charles II, including a New Year’s Gift by Thomas Carew and a coronation panegyric by John Dryden, respectively.

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John Dryden FEATURED

CR Episode 63: Dryden’s Annus Mirabilis

11 January 2021 Critical Readings

The panel continues to welcome in a new year by looking back to an old year–in this case, A.D. 1666, and Dryden’s poem “Annus Mirabilis”, which ruminates on the wonders of war with Holland, the Great Fire of London, and the heroic conduct of Charles II.

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John Dryden FEATURED

CR Episode 12: Astræa Redux

2 September 2019 Critical Readings

Having concluded Paradise Lost, the panel moves from the poetry of Milton to the opposing views of one of his contemporaries, examining John Dryden, and his panegyric Astræa Redux, written to celebrate the restoration of Charles II to the throne.

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