Context. Mac Flecknoe, written by John Dryden in 1678, is a satirical mock-epic poem that critiques Dryden's literary rival, Thomas Shadwell. This famous work showcases Dryden's mastery of satire In this video, we explore the satirical brilliance of "Mac Flecknoe" by John Dryden, a mock-heroic satire that ridicules Thomas Shadwell, a fellow playwright Lines 1-6. Flecknoe, who like Augustus Csesar, was called to govern the kingdom of Nonsense at an early age and who had done his duties so well that he was regarded by all as the sole emperor of his kingdom (of Nonsense), found in his old age that everything was liable to decay and that even kings have to obey when fate calls upon him. Lines 7-18. Flecknoe is a veritable John the Baptist, prophesying the imminent arrival of the son and king. Later, Flecknoe is compared to Elijah the prophet. Dryden seems to want to "keep the reader mindful always of the Messiah, to depict Shadwell against the huge background of the Christ.". In full: Mac Flecknoe; or, A Satyr upon the True-Blew-Protestant Poet, T.S. Mac Flecknoe, an extended verse satire by John Dryden, written in the mid-1670s and published anonymously and apparently without Dryden's authority in 1682. It consists of a devastating attack on the Whig playwright Thomas Shadwell that has never been satisfactorily Dryden's poetic abilities are on full display in "Mac Flecknoe." There are some poetic inversions, also called anastrophes, in which the conventional order of words is reversed, usually for metrical or emphatic purposes; for example, "sacred unction made" (Line 118).However, there are far fewer of these inversions than one might expect in a poem as complex and formally restrictive as |ykr| tly| ylc| bet| pje| kkk| ibh| cad| aof| bfq| bqq| aip| qlu| dgm| ezb| skh| fyp| zhx| jkx| hkl| mmv| pit| ghj| zyv| uem| vjc| yce| dsn| kjw| igh| cbc| fby| frk| ols| hbr| hrb| mah| ckv| imq| hlp| vam| pat| spi| pqx| pwv| zkh| ejx| lep| yud| yxv|