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Dryden's Annus Mirabilis and Imperialist Myth
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This essay purports to view Dryden's Annus Mirabilis in context of imperialist myth. The poem deals with two great sea-battles against the Dutch and then the Great Fire of London. In Annus Mirabilis, Dryden expresses the hope for England's imperial peace, insisting that England will overcome these national hazards, and become a new empire like Rome. Dryden tries to justify England's imperialism by presenting several fantasies about imperialism. The first fantasy is that while the Dutch's monopolistic trade control destroys the world economy, England civilizes other countries by teaching advanced scientific knowledges to them. In other words, Dryden insists on the civilizing mission of British imperialism, emphasizing that England will contribute to developing weak countries, and civilize barbarous peoples. The second fantasy is that of benevolent trade that England is engaged in. Everyone participating in the British benevolent system of trade is imagined to benefit from a generous exchange of goods that evens out the wealth of the world. In this global fantasy, all the nations engaged with British trade will crowd the imperial city, London. The poem envisages a new imperial city of London, rising from the ashes of the Great Fire. It will be the center of a commercial empire as great in its humanity and benevolence as that of the Dutch was in its selfishness and cruelty. The final fantasy that Dryden presents is the idea of Pax Britannica. In this fantasy, it is believed that the British trade supremacy will bring world peace. Dryden thinks that Britain will need no navy, since the world will come voluntarily to London, and the merchants, drawn to the beauty of the imperial city, will remain in this new cosmopolitan city, using it as the sole destination of their trading circuit. This final fantasy is a great contradiction, because Dryden tries to erase wars and violence that necessarily accompany the imperial enterprises. In conclusion, Dryden expresses the imperialist myth that England will civilize barbarous peoples by trade, and the British control of trade will bring world peace. Dryden's imperialist myth influences his successors, Pope and Lillo.
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This essay purports to view Dryden's Annus Mirabilis in context of imperialist myth. The poem deals with two great sea-battles against the Dutch and then the Great Fire of London. In Annus Mirabilis, Dryden expresses the hope for England's imperial peace, insisting that England will overcome these national hazards, and become a new empire like Rome. Dryden tries to justify England's imperialism by presenting several fantasies about imperialism. The first fantasy is that while the Dutch's monopolistic trade control destroys the world economy, England civilizes other countries by teaching advanced scientific knowledges to them. In other words, Dryden insists on the civilizing mission of British imperialism, emphasizing that England will contribute to developing weak countries, and civilize barbarous peoples. The second fantasy is that of benevolent trade that England is engaged in. Everyone participating in the British benevolent system of trade is imagined to benefit from a generous exchange of goods that evens out the wealth of the world. In this global fantasy, all the nations engaged with British trade will crowd the imperial city, London. The poem envisages a new imperial city of London, rising from the ashes of the Great Fire. It will be the center of a commercial empire as great in its humanity and benevolence as that of the Dutch was in its selfishness and cruelty. The final fantasy that Dryden presents is the idea of Pax Britannica. In this fantasy, it is believed that the British trade supremacy will bring world peace. Dryden thinks that Britain will need no navy, since the world will come voluntarily to London, and the merchants, drawn to the beauty of the imperial city, will remain in this new cosmopolitan city, using it as the sole destination of their trading circuit. This final fantasy is a great contradiction, because Dryden tries to erase wars and violence that necessarily accompany the imperial enterprises. In conclusion, Dryden expresses the imperialist myth that England will civilize barbarous peoples by trade, and the British control of trade will bring world peace. Dryden's imperialist myth influences his successors, Pope and Lillo.
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