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GATE 2025 XH2 (English) – Question 44

History of English Literature and Literary Studies · English Literary Traditions across Time: Chaucer to contemporary English literature · 1 mark · Multiple select

Which of these works is/are NOT written by Dryden?

  1. Astrea Redux
  2. Aureng-Zebe
  3. The Way of the World
  4. Short View of the Immortality and Profaneness of the English Stage

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Correct answer: (C) The Way of the World; (D) Short View of the Immortality and Profaneness of the English Stage

Explanation

Astrea Redux and Aureng-Zebe are by Dryden. The Way of the World is Congreve's, and the Short View was written by Jeremy Collier.