What literary work best captures a sense of the political turmoil, particularly regarding the issue of religion, just after the Restoration ?
Correct answer: D. Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel
- A. Gay's Beggar's Opera
- B. Butler's Hudibras
- C. Fielding's Jonathan Wild
- D. Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel
Explanation
Dryden’s “Absalom and Achitophel” uses biblical allegory to comment on the political and religious crisis surrounding the Restoration and the succession question. “Hudibras” is also a Restoration satire, but it is less directly the best match for this description.
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