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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: Poems

    First published in 1898 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Tyrannick love, or, the royal martyr: a tragedy, as it is acted by His Majestiés Servants at the Theatre Royal

    First published in 1686 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The kind keeper, or, Mr. Limberham: a comedy as it was acted at Duke's Theatre by His Royal Highnesses Servants

    First published in 1690 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Examen poeticum: being the third part of Miscellany poems

    First published in 1693 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The preface to the Fables

    First published in 1962 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The new English theatre: containing the most valuable plays which have been acted on the London stage.

    First published in 1776 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Amphitryon, or, The two Socia's: a comedy, as it is acted at the Theatre Royal, by Her Majesties Servants

    First published in 1706 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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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 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The poetical works of John Dryden

    First published in 1864 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Poetical works: with life, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes by George Gilfillan

    First published in 1855 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Dryden

    First published in 1962 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Aureng-Zebe

    First published in 1971 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Economics of the Information Society (The Economics of the Information Society)

    First published in 1997 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: John Dryden: four comedies.

    First published in 1967 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Miscellaneous works of John Dryden: containing all his original poems, tales, and translations, now first collected ... with explanatory notes and observations [and] also an account of his life and writings

    First published in 1760 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Palamon and Arcite; or, the Knight's tale from Chaucer ...

    First published in 1908 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Poems, plays, and essays.

    First published in 1967 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Dryden's fables: tales in verse retold from Chaucer and Boccaccio

    First published in 1891 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: His Majesties declaration defended in a letter to a friend: being an answer to a seditious pamphlet, called A letter from a person of quality to his friend : concerning the kings late declaration touching the reasons which moved him to dissolve the two last parliaments at Westminster and Oxford

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

    First published in 1877 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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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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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
July 17, 2012 Edited by 92.10.33.252 Edited without comment.
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June 4, 2011 Edited by Budelberger merge authors