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Classical Criticism:
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An Essay on Dramatic Poesy. Alexander Pope is known for his poetic critical
work, Essay on Criticism. Johnson is always remembered for his work,
Preface to Shakespeare where he defends Shakespeare from the harsh
criticism of other critics of his time like Dennis and Rhymer.
The following are some of the characteristics of neoclassical literary
criticism:
Importance was given more to reason than to imagination.
The focus of good writing was supposed to be on form than on the
content itself.
The views of Aristotle were considered the parameters to be following
while writing or assessing a literary text.
as the name suggests, the neo-classicists considered the Greek and
Roman writers the best or the most superior. They felt that no writer can
excel their standards of writing.