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John Dryden

Influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright.

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17th-century English poet and playwright

Born 9 August 1631
Died 1 May 1700

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    First published in 1912 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes. Volume 11

    First published in 2021 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The works of John Dryden: illustrated with notes, historical, critical, and explanatory, and a life of the author

    First published in 1882 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1972 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Poetical Works of John Dryden1

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  • Cover of: Selected Writings of Dryden

    First published in 1969 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Favorite Odes and Poems: By Collins, Dryden and Marvell

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17th-century English poet and playwright

Born 9 August 1631
Died 1 May 1700

Subjects

Drama, Poetry, English poetry, English drama, Early works to 1800, History, Poetry (poetic works by one author), History and criticism, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Dryden, john, 1631-1700, Translations into English, Criticism, Fables, Librettos, Literature, Operas, Classical poetry, Criticism and interpretation, English Authors, Catholic Church, Correspondence, Early modern, England and Wales, England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II), English Fables

Places

Great Britain, England, London, Mexico, Granada (Kingdom), Ambon Island, Araby, Araby bazaar, Egypt, Granada (Spain : Reino), Indonesia, Mexico City (Mexico), Mogul Empire, North Richmond Street, Rome, Troy (Extinct city)

People

John Dryden (1631-1700), Charles II King of England (1630-1685), Anthony Ashley Cooper Shaftesbury Earl of (1621-1683), Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (-30 B.C), Thomas Shadwell (1642?-1692), James Scott Monmouth Duke of (1649-1685), Montezuma II Emperor of Mexico (ca. 1480-1520), Aurangzeb Emperor of Hindustan (1618-1707), Edward Stillingfleet (1635-1699), Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), Montezuma II Emperor of Mexico (approximately 1480-1520), Sebastião King of Portugal (1554-1578), Arthur King, Cleomenes III King of Sparta, Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (d. 30 B.C), Geoffrey Chaucer (d. 1400), James Prince of Wales (1688-1766), Thomas Hunt (1627?-1688), Virgil, (1649-1685), Alfred Doolittle, Andrew Marvell (1621-1678), Anthony Ashley Cooper: 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1632), Catherine of Braganza, Queen, consort of Charles II, King of England (1638-1705)

Time

17th century, Charles II, 1660-1685, Early modern, 1500-1700, Restoration, 1660-1700, Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600, 1660-1688, Conquest, 1519-1540, Spanish Conquest, 1476-1492, 1625-1800, 18th century, 1912, 332-30 B.C., Civil War, 43-31 B.C., Spanish conquest, 1476-1492, Stuarts, 1603-1714, To 1519

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Alternative names

  • J. Dryden
  • "Glorious John."
  • John Dryden, 1631-1700.
  • Dryden, J.
  • Dryden, John
  • Dryden, John, 1631-1700.

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July 17, 2012 Edited by 92.10.33.252 Edited without comment.
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