The select works of Mr. John Dennis ..

The Select Works of Mr. John Dennis was published in 1718 by J. Darby during the latter half of the author's career. John Dennis was a prominent English critic and playwright whose sharp, polemical style earned him both respect and significant notoriety among the literary circles of the early eighteenth century. This collection was compiled to curate his essays, poetry, and dramatic criticisms, serving as a formal repository for his contributions to the critical debates of the Augustan age.

The design and production of the volume reflect the standard aesthetic of early Georgian printing, characterized by a clean, formal layout intended for the libraries of educated readers. While Dennis was often the subject of satire—most famously by Alexander Pope in The Dunciad—the publication of his select works demonstrates his enduring status as a central, if contentious, figure in the literary landscape of the time. The work remains a primary source for understanding the shifting standards of dramatic theory and the intense interpersonal rivalries that defined the London literary scene in the early 1700s.