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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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  • Cover of: The miscellaneous works of John Dryden, esq: containing all his original poems, tales, and translations ...

    First published in 1760 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition miscellaneouswo00drydgoog
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  • Cover of: The vindication, or, The parallel of the French Holy-League and the English League and Covenant: turn'd into a seditious libell against the King and His Royal Highness by Thomas Hunt and the authors of the Reflections upon the pretended parallel in the play called The Duke of Guise

    First published in 1683 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Letters upon several occasions

    First published in 1696 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Works.: Illustrated with notes ... and a life of the author

    First published in 1691 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The poems of John Dryden

    First published in 1910 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Modern English drama: Dryden, Sheridan, Goldsmith, Shelley, Browning, Byron : with introductions

    First published in 1909 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition modernenglishdra00dryd
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  • Cover of: The letters of John Dryden, with letters addressed to him

    First published in 1942 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Selected poems

    First published in 1964 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Poetry, prose and plays

    First published in 1963 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Indian emperour, or, The conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards·: Being the sequel of the Indian queen. By John Dryden Esq

    First published in 1668 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Bilateral comparison of purchasing power parity between the United States and Canada = Comparaison bilaterale des parites de pouvoir d'achat entre les Etats=Unis et le Canada

    First published in 1985 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Dryden, poetry & prose

    First published in 1955 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Selections from the poetical works of John Dryden ...

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  • Cover of: All for love or, the world well lost. a tragedy, as it is acted at the

    First published in 2011 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Indian emperour, or The, conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards: Being the sequel of The Indian queen

    First published in 1681 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Poetical works of John Dryden

    First published in 1909 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Dryden

    First published in 1883 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Poetical Works of John Dryden

    First published in 1833 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: John Dryden: Mac Flecknoe

    First published in 1970 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Poems

    First published in 1898 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Photo of John Dryden

17th-century English poet and playwright

Born 9 August 1631
Died 1 May 1700
Subjects
Drama, English poetry, English drama, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), History and criticism, Poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Early works to 1800, Literature, English Authors, History, Correspondence, Criticism, Dryden, john, 1631-1700, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Criticism and interpretation, Early modern, English drama, history and criticism, restoration, 1660-1700, Kings and rulers, Librettos, Operas, Restoration, Theory, Tragedy, Translations into English
Places
Great Britain, Araby, Araby bazaar, Egypt, England, London, Mexico, Mexico City (Mexico), Mogul Empire, North Richmond Street, Rome
People
John Dryden (1631-1700), Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (d. 30 B.C), Geoffrey Chaucer (d. 1400), Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), Montezuma II Emperor of Mexico (approximately 1480-1520), Virgil, (1649-1685), Alfred Doolittle, Anthony Ashley Cooper Shaftesbury Earl of (1621-1683), Anthony Ashley Cooper: 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1632), Arthur King, Aurangzeb Emperor of Hindustan (1618-1707), Charles II, Charles II King of England (1630-1685), Cleomenes III King of Sparta, Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (-30 B.C), Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (d. 30 B.C.), Colonel Pickering, Edward Stillingfleet (1635-1699), Eliza Doolittle, Freddy Eynsford Hill, Galatea, Henri Guise I de Lorraine 3. duc de (1550-1588), Henry Higgins, Homer
Time
17th century, Early modern, 1500-1700, Restoration, 1660-1700, Charles II, 1660-1685, 1625-1800, 1660-1688, 1912, 332-30 B.C., Civil War, 43-31 B.C., Conquest, 1519-1540, Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600, 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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