To the Memory of Mr. Oldham?

Question

what is the poem "To the Memory of Mr. Oldham" about. It is by JOhn Dryden.

Any info on teh poem and if possible anyt info on neo classical poems in general would be very appritiated.

Answer 1

John Dryden's elegy “To the Memory of Mr. Oldham” presents a tribute in verse to the poetic achievement of John Oldham (1653-1683), whom Dryden knew as a younger contemporary. Although he produced a variety of poems and translations, Oldham gained fame through his highly topical Satyrs upon the Jesuits (1681). In twenty-five lines of heroic couplets, an unusual verse form for an elegy, Dryden laments Oldham's premature death and assesses his literary merit.

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Answer 2

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