John Dryden
1.
An
Essay on Dramatic Poesy
a. Shakespeare
was the greatest poet.
i. All
the images of Nature were available to him.
ii. When
he described a thing, they are felt.
iii. He
was naturally learned.
iv. He
looked inward to find nature.
v. Shakespeare
had natural talent.
b. Beaumont
and Fletcher also had great natural gifts.
i. The
gifts were improved by study.
ii. Their
plots were more regular than Shakespeare.
iii. They
intimated conversation of gentlemen much better.
iv. They
represented passions lively, rather than describing them.
v. There
is gaiety in their comedies and pathos in their more serious plays.
c. Johnson
was a most learned and judicious writer.
i. He
was severe critic of himself and others.
ii. He
was frugal of wit.
iii. There
was little to criticize in his work.
iv. He
was well suited to humor.
v. Borrowed
from the ancients.
d. Personal
summary of Dryden’s work. The great
poets had the following traits.
i. The
greats either had natural talent, or developed their talent through
learning.
ii. They
represented actions and life rather than describing them.
iii. They
were well disposed to the genres they explored.
iv. People
could relate to their work.
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