About Dryden
John Dryden, (born August 9 [August 19, New Style],
1631, Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire, England—died May 1 [May 12], 1700, London), English poet, dramatist, and literary critic who so dominated the literary scene of his day that it came to be known as the Age of Dryden.The son of a country gentleman, Dryden grew up in the country. When he was 11 years old the Civil War broke out. Both his father’s and mother’s families sided with Parliament against the king, but Dryden’s own sympathies in his youth are unknown.
John Dryden, (born August 9 [August 19, New Style],
1631, Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire, England—died May 1 [May 12], 1700, London), English poet, dramatist, and literary critic who so dominated the literary scene of his day that it came to be known as the Age of Dryden.The son of a country gentleman, Dryden grew up in the country. When he was 11 years old the Civil War broke out. Both his father’s and mother’s families sided with Parliament against the king, but Dryden’s own sympathies in his youth are unknown.
About 1644 Dryden was admitted to Westminster School, where he received a predominantly classical education under the celebrated Richard Busby. His easy and lifelong familiarity with classical literature begun at Westminster later resulted in idiomatic English translations.In 1650 he entered Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took his B.A. degree in 1654. What Dryden did between leaving the university in 1654 and the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 is not known with certainty. In 1659 his contribution to a memorial volume for Oliver Cromwell marked him as a poet worth watching. His “heroic stanzas” were mature, considered, sonorous, and sprinkled with those classical and scientific allusions that characterized his later verse. This kind of public poetry was always one of the things Dryden did best.
Dryden Essay : of Dramatic poesy :
short video review.
On 19th september, we had flip learning class on Dryden's essay and
dramatic poesy. After Watching the video to give answer on the question asked
in our thinking activity.
Q.1 ) Do You any difference between
Aristotle's definition of Tragedy and Dryden's definition of play?
Aristotle has given definition of
Tragedy and Dryden has given definition of Play.
As Dr. Mukherjee says in video that we can break definition of tragedy
given by Aristotle in three parts. First is lovely image of human nature, second
is represents passion and humor and changes of future and third is its purpose
is give delight and instruction to mankind. According to Aristotle tragedy with
catharsis, while according to Dryden play ends with delight and instruction.
Tragedy ends with sadness while play ends with pleasure and delightness.
Q.2) If you are supposed to give your personal predilection would you be on
the side of the ancient or the modern? please give reasons.
according to me Ancient and modern
both are true and necessary on its place. I can't take side of anyone, because
moderns are still imitating the ancient.
we can say that without foundation building can't sustain. so, we can
say that all are necessary for each other progress and necessary to each other.
moderness is necessary because if we sustain with oldness. we can't get more
progress. for development in any field innovation is important.
Q.3) Do you think that the argument presented in Favour of the French plays
and against English plays are appropriate?
yes, I think the argument presented
in favour of the French plays and against English plays are appropriate. the
most important points is French maintain the unities of action. plays are never
congested with sub plot as is the case with English plays. In English plays the
character relates to life and therefore it is proper and reasonable that it
should be also in the drama but in French plays such narrations are more
skilled than the ancients. we can also say that the plot of the French plays
are always based upon some well known story. the French play due to one plot
this happen in rare case. The French avoid horror science, bloodshed, violence
while the English play represents death on the stage.
Q.4) What would be your preference so far as poetic or prosaic dialogue are
concerned in the play?
I prefer poetic dialogue than
prosaic in play. poetic may be rhyme verse or blank verse also. poetic language
gives path to imagination. poetic language helps the judgment and makes it
easier. poetic language gives path to imagination. interpretation of poem can
be different. Blank verse is poetic prose and its only fit for comedy.
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