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Abstract
An analysis of “Hastings” clearly demonstrates Dryden's indebtedness to the classical theory of decorum, modifies the charges that the poem is “insincere” and stylistically flawed, and illustrates his life‐long preoccupation with specific literary techniques derived from the works of ancient rhetoricians.