Nov 18, 2008

Mac Flecknoe | Mac Flecknoe

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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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Mac Flecknoe | Mac Flecknoe

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