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Dakshita Ma'am  \n\" for DISCOUNT.  \nConnect with me on @ @ NET Prep with DAKSHITA Ma'am, 5:00 PM  \nUse Code “Dakshita  \n@NET Prep with Dakshita Ma'am  \n\" for DISCOUNT.  \n• Literary Contributions  \n• Pioneer of the heroic couplet and quatrain in Neo-classical poetry.  \n• Advanced translation theory and aesthetic philosophy.  \n• Wrote across genres: poetry, essays, prefaces, satires,  \nplays, translations, biographies (introduced the term biography into English) .  \n• Influence  \n• Deeply admired and imitated by Alexander Pope.  \n• Samuel Johnson considered him to have “refined the language, improved the sentiments, and tuned the numbers of English poetry.”  \nConnect with me on @ @ NET Prep with DAKSHITA Ma'am, 5:00 PM  \nUse Code “Dakshita  \n@NET Prep with Dakshita Ma'am  \n\" for DISCOUNT.  \nAn Essay of Dramatic Poesy (1666)  \n• Written during the plague-induced closure of London theatres.  \n• Serves as:  \n• A defence of drama as a legitimate art form.  \n• A continuation of Sidney’s Defence of Poesie.  \n• A defence of Dryden’s own dramatic practices.  \nContext and Setting  \n• The essay is framed during the Anglo-Dutch naval war (1665), with the sound of cannon fire symbolizing national anxiety and transition.  \n• The discussion occurs on a barge on the River Thames, reinforcing the dialogic and reflective nature of the text.  \n• Dryden adopts the dialogue form, influenced by Platonic dialogues, to present multiple critical perspectives objectively.  \nConnect with me on @ @ NET Prep with DAKSHITA Ma'am, 5:00 PM  \nUse Code “Dakshita  \n@NET Prep with Dakshita Ma'am  \n\" for DISCOUNT.  \nSpeakers and Their Critical Roles  \n• Eugenius – Defender of the Moderns.  \n• Crites – Champion of the Ancients and classical rules.  \n• Lisideius – Advocate of French drama and classical discipline.  \n• Neander – Represents Dryden himself (appears later in the essay)  \nConnect with me on @ @ NET Prep with DAKSHITA Ma'am, 5:00 PM  \nUse Code “Dakshita \" for DISCOUNT.  \nMajor Critical Debates  \n• Ancients vs. Moderns  \n• French vs. English drama  \n• Nature and definition of drama:  \n• Lisideius: “a just and lively image of humane nature.”  \n• Classical Unities (time, place, action) vs dramatic freedom.  \n• French Drama  \n• Praised for adherence to classical rules and unities.  \n• English Drama (Defended by Neander)  \n• Valued for:  \n• Subplots  \n• Tragicomedy (mixture of mirth and tragedy)  \n• Varied, energetic characters  \n• Greater emotional richness.  \n@NET Prep with Dakshita Ma'am  \nPlaywrights Discussed  \n• Ben Jonson, Molière, Shakespeare.  \n• Debate on Rhyme in Drama  \n• Crites: Opposes rhyme (harms realism; cites Aristotle) .  \n• Neander: Supports “natural” rhyme enhancing artistic effect.  \n• Conclusion  \n• Discussion ends as the barge reaches Somerset-Stairs.  \n• Friends part amicably, debate unresolved but enriched.  \nConnect with me on @ @ NET Prep with DAKSHITA Ma'am, 5:00 PM  \nUse 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