Mac Flecknoe (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: John Dryden
- First Published: 1682
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Mock-heroic
- Time of Work: Late 1670’s
- Setting: London, England
- Genres: Satire, Poetry, Mock-heroic poetry
- Subjects: Tradition, Authors or writers, Literature, Poetry or poets, England or English people, Seventeenth century, Kings, queens, or royalty, London, Drama or dramatists, Rome, Aesthetics
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Flecknoe, the monarch of dullness, who is prepared to abdicate and does so in the course of the action. His character is derived from that of Richard Flecknoe, an obscure seventeenth century English poet known for his insipid verses, for publishing his works at his own expense, and for his modest claims about them. His two dramas that were produced proved to be failures on stage. Like Shadwell, he was also a lute player. In the satire, Flecknoe fills the role of both monarch and prophet, the prophetic role being appropriate because the real Flecknoe was a...
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John Dryden (Cyclopedia of World Authors)John Dryden (Poetry)John Dryden (Dictionary of World Biography)John Dryden (Drama)
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