Dryden, John, 1631-1700. All for love
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Dryden, John, 1631-1700.
All for love
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- (lcsh) Tragedy
- (lcsh) Heroic drama
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Dryden, John, 1631-1700. All for love, or, The world well lost
Dryden, John, 1631-1700. World well lost
All for love (Play)
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found: Types of romantic drama, 1928:contents page (All for love / John Dryden) page 175 (All for love, or, The world well lost : a tragedy / by John Dryden (1678)) page 177 (blank verse drama) page 179 (his language is as remarkable an imitation of Shakespeare's in phrase and metaphor as can be found)
found: Wikipedia, April 16, 2013:All for Love (play) (All for Love or, the World Well Lost, is a heroic drama by John Dryden written in 1677. Today, it is Dryden's best-known and most performed play. It is a tragedy written in blank verse and is an attempt on Dryden's part to reinvigorate serious drama. It is an acknowledged imitation of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, and focuses on the last hours of the lives of its hero and heroine.)
found: McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of world drama, 1972(under John Dryden (1631-1700): All for Love, or The World Well Lost (1677). Blank-verse tragedy that tells the story of Antony and Cleopatra in Restoration "love and honor" terms. Published 1678)
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2013-04-19: revised
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