New light on Dryden’s conversion (Invited Commentary)
The conversion of John Dryden has perplexed scholars for centuries. Considering Dryden’s literary stature, one can understand the consternation at the time that greeted his becoming a Catholic. The Anglican establishment was especially taken aback when he published The Hind and the Panther (1687), a...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1375292020-09-23T20:14:48Z New light on Dryden’s conversion (Invited Commentary) Gardiner, Anne Barbeau School of Humanities Humanities::Literature::English The conversion of John Dryden has perplexed scholars for centuries. Considering Dryden’s literary stature, one can understand the consternation at the time that greeted his becoming a Catholic. The Anglican establishment was especially taken aback when he published The Hind and the Panther (1687), a 2,500-line poem defending the Catholic Church. Many pamphlets were published attacking his conversion as insincere. These unjust attacks on Dryden’s character made Sir Walter Scott call him a “confessor” if not a “martyr” of the Catholic faith. Published version 2020-03-31T08:41:40Z 2020-03-31T08:41:40Z 2019 Journal Article Gardiner, A. B. (2019). New light on Dryden’s conversion (Invited Commentary). Studies in Religion and the Enlightenment 1 (2): 1- 5. doi:10.32655/srej.2019.2.2 2661-3336 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137529 10.32655/srej.2019.2.2 2 1 1 5 en Studies in Religion and the Enlightenment © 2019 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, & the Brigham Young University Faculty Publishing Service. application/pdf |
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The conversion of John Dryden has perplexed scholars for centuries. Considering Dryden’s literary stature, one can understand the consternation at the time that greeted his becoming a Catholic. The Anglican establishment was especially taken aback when he published The Hind and the Panther (1687), a 2,500-line poem defending the Catholic Church. Many pamphlets were published attacking his conversion as insincere. These unjust attacks on Dryden’s character made Sir Walter Scott call him a “confessor” if not a “martyr” of the Catholic faith. |
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