Absalom and Achitophel (Annotated)

Absalom and Achitophel (Annotated)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Absalom and Achitophel is a landmark poetic political satire by John Dryden The poem is an allegory that uses the story of the rebellion of Absalom against King David as the basis for discussion of the background to the Monmouth Rebellion (1685), the Popish Plot (1678) and the Exclusion Crisis. The story of Absalom's revolt is told in the Second Book of Samuel in the Old Testament of the Bible (chapters 14 to 18).

Book information

ISBN: 9781500139322
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Language: English
Number of pages: 142
Weight: 200g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 8mm