An Essay Of Dramatic Poesy – John Dryden – By – P. S. Avadhani &; B. B. Jain

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Edited with: General Introduction, Special Introduction,Notes,Text,References,Questions And Answers,Etc.

General Introduction

The Age of Dryden

The Life and Works of John Dryden

Dryden’s Character and Personality

A Chronology of Main Events

Dryden’s Literary Output

Dryden as a Poet

Dryden as a Satirist

Dryden as a Dramatist

Dryden as a Critic

Johnson’s Appraisal of Dryden

Dryden’s Limitations as a Critic

Chronology of Important Dates

Special Introduction

Its Setting and Purpose

Its Genesis and Purport

Its Dramatic Form

A Synopsis or Brief Outline of the Essay

A Detailed Critical Summary

The Ancients the Moderns

French Drama vs English Drama

Blank Verse vs Rhyme

Dryden and the Three Unities

An Estimate of Dryden as a Critic

Select Literary Criticism

Epistle Dedicatory to An Essay of Dramatic Poesy

Text of An Essay of Dramatic Poesy

Notes and References

Questions and Answers