THE STATE OF INNOCENCE, AND FALL OF MAN: AN OPERA

Dryden, John

Published by printed by T[homas]. N[ewcomb]. for H. Herringman, at the Anchor in the lower walk of the New Exchange, London, 1677

About this Item

Quarto, [2], 45, [1] pages.; VG-; Bound in later 3/4 calf, cloth covered boards, rebacked with spine preserved. Mild shelfwear. Frank J Hogan bookplate to front pastedown. Lacking Dryden's preface, being pages i-xx. Mild toning and soiling to pages. JR Consignment. Case 0. ESTC R4242; Wing D2372; Shawcross 754. Milton and Dryden were politically opposed, with Milton against the restoration of the British monarchy, while the royalist Dryden was made England s first Poet Laureate by the restored Charles II.; Written as an operatic adaptation of Milton's Paradise Lost, the musical score was never written and the opera was never performed.; 1345258. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE STATE OF INNOCENCE, AND FALL OF MAN: AN OPERA
• Publisher: printed by T[homas]. N[ewcomb]. for H. Herringman, at the Anchor in the lower walk of the New Exchange, London
• Publication Date: 1677
• Binding: Hardcover
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