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- Title
Dryden’s ‘New Foundations’.
- Authors
Pritchard, Jonathan
- Abstract
The article focuses on the poem "Annas Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders, 1666: An Historical Poem," by John Dryden, focusing particularly on the historical precedent for Dryden's use of the phrase "new foundations." The author argues that Great Britain's building laws regarding the city of London, England and its environs from the time of Queen Elizabeth I to King Charles II sought to limit construction on new foundations. This was seen as a way to battle the city's overbuilding and social problems such as the crowding of poor people, epidemics, fires, as well as security issues associated with mobs. The impact of the London Fire of 1666 on urban planning and building codes is investigated.
- Subjects
ENGLAND; LONDON (England); UNITED Kingdom; CONSTRUCTION laws; GREAT Fire, London, England, 1666; DRYDEN, John, 1631-1700; LONDON (England) in literature; URBAN planning; HISTORY of London, England -- 17th century; BRITISH politics &; government, 1558-1603; BRITISH politics &; government, 1603-1714; BUILDINGS
- Publication
Notes & Queries, 2010, Vol 57, Issue 1, p51
- ISSN
0029-3970
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.1093/notesj/gjp273