Of Dramatic Poesie

Of Dramatic Poesie Questions and Answers

Discuss Dryden's comparison of the English and the French drama in the essay "Of Dramatic Poesie."

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What is John Dryden's opinion on the doctrine of poetic justice in "Of Dramatic Poesie"? How does he draw on the theories of Le Bossu regarding the function of art as the teaching of morality?  

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Discuss Dryden's Of Dramatic Poesie as a survey of contemporary critical schools.

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Discuss the relationship between form and content in Dryden's Of Dramatic Poesie.

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How do Dryden’s ideas, expressed by Neander in “An Essay of Dramatic Poesie,” differ from Pope’s general outlook?

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