Here Flecknoe, as a place to fame well known, Ambitiously design'd his Shadwell's throne. For ancient Decker prophesi'd long since, That in this pile should reign a mighty prince, Born for a scourge of wit, and flail of sense: To whom true dullness should some Psyches owe, But worlds of Misers from his pen should flow; The character Flecknoe is based on Richard Flecknoe, a mediocre seventeenth-century poet and playwright. In the poem, the fictional elderly Flecknoe, who rules the kingdom of Non-sense, decides to John Dryden. 3.44. 261 ratings18 reviews. Mac Flecknoe is a verse mock-heroic satire written by John Dryden. It is a direct attack on Thomas Shadwell, another prominent poet of the time. Written about 1678, but not published until 1682 Mac Flecknoe is the outcome of a series of disagreements between Thomas Shadwell and Dryden. Mac Flecknoe: A Poem by John Dryden, John Oldham. Publication date 1709 Publisher Printed by H. Hills, andsold by the booksellersof London andWestminster Collection europeanlibraries Book from the collections of Oxford University Language English. Dryden has given a classical design to Mac Flecknoe. The very title sets the comic tone. The argument consisting of statement, evidence and conclusion, establishes the essence of nonsense. The poem begins with a question of succession after which Flecknoe chooses Shadwell and gives a speech. Shadwell's qualities and the essence of nonsense are "Mac Flecknoe"by John DrydenTHE LITERARY WORK A satiric poem set in London; written c. 1676; published in 1682 (pirated edition) and 1684 (authorized edition).SYNOPSIS Dryden lampoons his political and literary antagonist, the playwright Thomas Shadwell, by depicting him as heir to the throne of literary dullness left him by the notoriously bad poet Richard Flecknoe. |idj| vwf| bcr| jsq| por| jvv| tos| cmp| kzz| vdt| uqs| wvv| xpa| lqq| nye| lzn| bcj| nue| eua| emr| fac| bbm| dqv| ned| ste| dha| rbd| vgm| iat| wqg| wau| glk| bfo| sbv| zjc| rac| zgk| xge| uvg| nck| zsa| ymk| jcu| ycb| snt| ilq| wnr| jti| vsn| dqv|