Q: 'Dryden found English poetry brick and left it marble.' Who made this remark?
a) Dr Johnson
b) Thomas Carew
c) Jonathan Swift
d) John Dryer
Correct answer: a) Dr Johnson
MCQs on English Literature
Dryden Found English Poetry Brick and Left it, Marble.
Dryden was truly a very famous man of letters. He was a playwright, a vigorous and fluent prose writer. He was one of the great satiric poets of England. He was a great literary critic. His literary criticism makes a pretty sizable volume. In general, English literary criticism before Dryden heavily learned ancient Greek and Roman and more recent Italian and French criticism. Dryden evolved and articulated an impressive body of critical principles for practical literary appreciation. It was said of Augustus that he found Rome brick and left it marble. Dr Johnson says that Dryden found English literary criticism "Brick" and left it "marble".
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