2. Dryden as a Critic & Title of the Essay
Channel: DoE-MKBU
Date: 2012-07-01

- The lecture discusses Dryden's role as a neoclassical poet and critic during the post-Elizabethan age.
- Dryden sought a balance between imitating classical literary traditions and embracing fresh inspiration, making neoclassicism a diverse movement.
- Dryden's work involved justifying his contemporary age and himself in contrast to Elizabethan practices.
- He introduced the term "dramatic Boise" to describe his critical position, which combined classical elements with some freedom inspired by the Elizabethan era.
- The lecture explores how Dryden aimed to defend and assert the autonomy of neoclassical dramatic art against the more romantic practices of his time.