The document summarizes Crites' views on ancient and modern dramatists. According to Crites: 1. The ancients had a special genius for drama and closely observed nature, faithfully representing it in their works. Their dramas also observed the unities of time, place and action. 2. The ancients were more honored for drama than any other branch of knowledge. 3. While moderns have progressed in fields like science, their dramas are not as suitable honored or carefully crafted. Modern dramas often violate the unity of time and action and are not a natural or true representation of nature like the ancients. 4. Overall, Crites finds the

1. Tadha Vanita P.
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2. I. Introduction
II. Crites view on Ancient dramatist
III. Ctites view on Modern dramatist
IV. Ancient v/s Modern
V. conclusion

3. Dryden’s essay as a dramatic dialogue with for
character representing four critical position. These
four critical position deal with five issues.
1] Eugenius : Modern over the ancient
2] Crites : Ancient
3] Lisidius : French superior to English
4] Neander : French drama essential for its smallness

4. The ancient are the acknowledge models of the
moderns.
The ancient had a special genius for drama and in
their particular branch of poetry they could reach
perfection.
Ancients Greek and Roma drama was more
honored than any other branch of knowledge.

5. The ancient drama is superior because the ancient
closely observed nature and faithfully represented
her/his in their work.
Crites makes special mention of the unities of the
time place and action which he says, “ought-to be
observed in every regular drama”.
 They must have also written well by the use of art
and their beauty of language.

6. The moderns are imitator of ancient.
The moderns are genius for the study of natural
science as medicine, anatomy, and in these studies
they have more progress.
Modern drama are not suitably rewarded and
honored, they do not take pains and put in their
best efforts.

7. Modern have devised no new rules nor, in
any way, added to, or modified, any of their
rules.
In modern plays the unity of time is violated
and often of the action a play covers whole
ages;
The modern drama are unnatural’; they can
not be called a ‘just' and ‘true’
representation of nature.

8. Ancient
 Depend on fact.
 Special genius for drama.
 Closely observer and
faithfully representation.
 Imitator
 Genius for the study of
natural science.
 Some faithfully
representation.
Modern

9.  More honored.
 Unities are observe in
every regular play.
 True observer of nature.
 Not suitably
honored.
 Unities are violated.
 Unnatural, just and
true representation
of nature.

10. According to Crites ancient are far better
than modern. But we are unable to appreciate the
art and beauty of their language, only because
many of their customs, stories etc are not know to
us.

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