John Dryden is the Father of Modern English Criticism. His famous works are: All for Love, The Indian Emperor, Aureng-Zebe, The Mistaken Husband, Absalom and Achitophel, MacFlecknoe, The essay of Dramatic Poesy, The Conquest of Granada, The Medal of John Bays. Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman and Website lecture.