To determine why option 1 is the correct answer, it's important to match each critic with their respective work accurately. Let’s review each critic and their major work:
Horace – Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica (The Art of Poetry) is indeed a work by Horace, a Roman poet who wrote a seminal treatise on poetic theory.
Aristotle – Poetics
Aristotle’s Poetics is a foundational text in literary theory and criticism, dealing with the principles of dramatic and epic poetry.
Quintilian – Institutio Oratoria
Quintilian's Institutio Oratoria (The Education of an Orator) is a comprehensive work on rhetoric and the education of orators.
Ben Jonson – Discoveries
Ben Jonson’s Discoveries is a collection of his critical reflections and observations on various aspects of literature and drama.
Sidney – An Apology for Poetry
Sir Philip Sidney wrote An Apology for Poetry, which defends the role of poetry and provides a critique of contemporary literary and dramatic practices.
Dryden – An Essay of Dramatic Poesy
John Dryden’s An Essay of Dramatic Poesy is a significant critical work where he discusses various elements of drama and critiques different dramatists of his time.
Year-wise PYQs
