Dryden: An essay on Dramatic poesy

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    Welcome to my blog. This blog is about Dryden's essay " An essay on Dramatic poesy". Dryden was an  English critic and poet. Dr. Samuel Johnson said that who was father of english criticism.  This task is given by Dr Dilip barad sir in " flipped learning". We have to listen the six videos , then write a concept of the video and write down atlist one question from each video. If you want listen and watch the video click here.

• Concept and ideas which I liked from a short video:

First video

•  Lecture on Dryden as a father of english criticism Neo-classical critic and definition of play :

   In this short video Dr. Sanjay Mukharjee very well explained about why Dryden different from Neo-classical critic , why who had known as a father of english criticism and also the definition that given by Dryden.In which I liked most that is , which way he had explain the definition by Dryden.

    "A just and lively image of human nature representing its passion and humours and the change of fortune to which it is subject, for the delight and instruction of mankind".

This definition campare with the Plato and Aristotle's view and his definition. Plato said about poet's merely a copy and a second hand imitation.

Second video

• Lecture on Dryden as critic and title of the essay:

      In this video speaker talk about Dryden who was known for his poetry but here he talks about which way he was known for his criticism. And also other thing what is the meaning of title , why Dryden choose this title.

    Speaker said that Dryden was classicisit , not a blind classicist. Who had  written this critical work in  dramatic poetry form. In which we find that four characters:

• Eugenius ( Charles sachville)
• Crites ( Sir Robert Howard) 
• Lisideius ( Sir  Charles Sadly)
• Neander ( Dryden himself)

    The meaning of title " An essay on Dramatic poesy" is the poetical art for drama.

Third video

• Lecture on Dryden's definition of play:

In this video speaker talk about the definition of play by Dryden.In which highlights the point like that jast and lively, representing human nature, the word delight used here not a pleasure and also peace of mankind.

Forth video

• Lecture on camparative criticism of the ancient the moderns and the French playwrights :

          This video is about we find that the argument that can we built something separately, do we subaltern, Do we need to look back to the ancient , Do we need only follow them. I like this question.

     But when we compare the four characters in Dryden's work with, that is not only a character but actually a person.

• Crites: who argues in favour of the ancient.

• Eugenius : who had favoured the moderns ovro ancient.

• Lisideius: he argued that French drama is superior than english. 

• Neander: he favoured English drama without  disparage the ancient and say about critical things to say of French drama.

 This thing discussed here with very well explanation. And also discussed that what is the effect of king Charles who studied and lived their.

Fifth video:

• On the debate regarding appropriateness of rhyme and blank verse.

Here we find that the controversy regarding use and avoidance of rhymes in Dryden's essay. In which dryden said that "serious play written in verse" , but he himself  not written serious work in verse that is " All from love" . So here we find that his strong point becames a weak one. Crites begin objecting this thing. In his defence Neander takes last half of definition and he says the ultimate goal to provide delight and pleasure. The dramatist write a serious play then audience not feel pleasure so writer should write in verse that through audience feel plasure. But the main argument is there after a time he himself not followed this style.

Sixth video

• Lecture on controversy regarding the rhymes lines  v/s the blank verse.

      In thi sixth video, discussion about crites and Neander's argument about using rhyme and blank verse. Neander who stands for the use of rhymed word. But crites argued that "Rhyme is unnatural to the play, so it should not be it is not a proper way to carry the just and lively image".

   Another argument is ' without premeditation, it is impossible to express or speak' . This type of argument we find here.

• Here I am written one question from each video:

1. In this first video we find that Plato up to Sidney there's a touch of Ideal representation. So what is the ideal representation? 
2. What is the doctrinal approach?
3. In the play instruction should be delightful for mankind Why?
4. Why lisideius said that French drama is superior? 
5. Crites argument against Neander is appreciated or not? 
6. In this video mentioned that ' No one without premeditation speak about  in rhymed' in this reference what is the premeditation?

Thank you......