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General Introduction The Age of Dryden The Life and Works of John Dryden Dryden’s Character and Personality A Chronology of Main Events Dryden’s Literary Output Dryden as a Poet Dryden as a Satirist Dryden as a Dramatist Dryden as a Critic Johnson’s Appraisal of Dryden Dryden’s Limitations as a Critic Special Introduction Introduction to Dryden’s Fables The Contents of the Fables The Background to the Fables Dryden’s View of Translation Dryden’s Prefaces: Their Value as Literary Criticism A Critique of Dryden’s ‘Preface to The Fables’ Detailed Summary Text of ‘Preface to the Fables’ Mythological and Historical Allusions Select Critical Opinions Explanatory Notes Explanations of Important Passages Select Literary Criticism Questions and Answers