Mac Flecknoe
by John Dryden
About this book
Mac Flecknoe is a verse mock-heroic satire written by John Dryden. It is a direct attack on Thomas Shadwell, another prominent poet of the time. Written about 1678, but not published until 1682 Mac Flecknoe is the outcome of a series of disagreements between Thomas Shadwell and Dryden.
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