https://www.spreaker.com/show/absalom-and-achitophel-by-john-dryden-16Written in energetic heroic couplets, the poem combines public controversy with vivid character portraiture. Dryden examines ambition, persuasion, legitimacy, loyalty, and the difficult conflict between paternal affection and royal duty. His portraits are witty, elegant, and often devastating, revealing how personal vanity and political manipulation can threaten an entire nation.
In audiobook form, the balanced rhythm and rhetorical force of Dryden’s verse become especially compelling, allowing listeners to hear its irony, musicality, and controlled anger. This classic will appeal to admirers of English poetry, political history, literary satire, and works exploring the dangerous struggle between power and principle.
]]>enArtsCopyright Mentor New Yorkhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/44a5144a8862fc2b3a9afd67ead62a6e.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/absalom-and-achitophel-by-john-dryden-16Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:58:06 +0000Mentor New YorkMentor New Yorkfeeds@spreaker.comJohn Dryden published Absalom and Achitophel: A Poem in 1681. It is an elaborate historical allegory using the political situation faced by King David (2 Samuel 14-18) to mirror that faced by Charles II. Each monarch had a son whom a high-ranking...Written in energetic heroic couplets, the poem combines public controversy with vivid character portraiture. Dryden examines ambition, persuasion, legitimacy, loyalty, and the difficult conflict between paternal affection and royal duty. His portraits are witty, elegant, and often devastating, revealing how personal vanity and political manipulation can threaten an entire nation.
In audiobook form, the balanced rhythm and rhetorical force of Dryden’s verse become especially compelling, allowing listeners to hear its irony, musicality, and controlled anger. This classic will appeal to admirers of English poetry, political history, literary satire, and works exploring the dangerous struggle between power and principle.
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