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James Anderson Winn (1947–2019)

Auteur van John Dryden and His World

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James Anderson Winn was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on July 31, 1947. He started playing flute in the sixth grade and was able to study with Francis Fuge, the principal flutist of the Louisville Symphony, in the 1960s. Winn received a bachelor's degree in English from Princeton University in toon meer 1968. He then spent two years in the Army, playing flute in the Continental Army Band. He received a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1974. He taught at Yale from 1974 to 1983, the University of Michigan from 1983 to 1998, and Boston University from 1998 until 2017. His first book, A Window in the Bosom, was published in 1977. His other books included John Dryden and His World, The Pale of Words, The Poetry of War, and Queen Anne: Patroness of Arts. He also played the flute with orchestras or small ensembles. He died from pancreatic cancer on March 21, 2019 at the age of 71. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder

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John Dryden: Tercentenary Essays (2000) — Medewerker — 3 exemplaren

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A better book for classroom use, especially with accompaniment by a teacher's discussion of the musical examples, than it is for casual reading. The musical examples are worth while, but I'm concerned how long they might be available online (considering in particular that they're in Flash format) and are difficult to download to CD.

Particularly useful for placing writers like Dryden, Swift, Pope, Addison, Steele, and many others within their political context.
 
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CurrerBell | Aug 23, 2017 |
The title of this book is completely accurate, yet really doesn’t convey the flavor of the contents. Winn shows how some poets used their poems to question basic assumptions behind war while others used “pro-war” ideals such as honor, chivalry, and patriotism to romanticize war and deny its brutality. You don’t have to be a poetry expert to understand this book and it may give you a fresh perspective on current wars.
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123
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½ 4.5
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