Otherworldly John Dryden: Occult Rhetoric in His Poems and Plays

Reminding readers of John DrydenOCOs persistent use of occult rhetoric, Armistead argues that DrydenOCOs otherworldliness involves more than Christian apologetics, biblical typology, or intermittent borrowings from the supernatural materials in classical literature. Otherworldly John Dryden engages with a wide range of the writerOCOs poetry and plays, enhancing our understanding of DrydenOCOs works and tracing the writerOCOs attitudes about Providence and the ability of the poet to perceive a hidden design in earthly events."