John Dryden's An Essay of Dramatic Poesy is written in the form of a dialogue.
It contains four main speakers:
\[
\text{Crites, Eugenius, Lisideius, and Neander}.
\]
Each speaker represents a different critical position.
Crites supports ancient drama.
Eugenius supports modern drama.
Lisideius supports French drama.
Neander represents Dryden himself and supports English drama.
Therefore, the character who represents John Dryden is:
\[
\text{Neander}.
\]