Neo-classical Criticism, 1660-1800

action admiration Aeneid ALEXANDER POPE ancients appear Aristotle audience beauty Boileau characters comedy common composition delight Discourse divine end of poetry endeavour English epic poem epic poetry Essay of Dramatic Essay on Criticism excellence expression fable fancy faults fiction genius genre give Gondibert greater Homer Horace human humour imagination imitation of nature instruction invention JOHN DENNIS JOHN DRYDEN JOSEPH ADDISON judge judgment kind language learning Lisideius mankind manners mind moderns moral neo-classical neo-classical criticism neo-classicists never objects observed opinion particular passions perfect persons play pleased pleasure poet poetic justice poetical Preface principles proper propriety reader reason rhyme ridiculous rules Rymer Samson Agonistes SAMUEL JOHNSON satire sense sentiments Shakespeare shew Spectator stage style sublime taste things THOMAS RYMER thought tion tragedy Troilus and Cressida true truth unity variety verse Virgil virtue words writing