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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: Don Sebastian: King of Portugal. A tragedy. Acted at the Theatre-Royal.

    First published in 1724 7 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Selected works.

    First published in 1953 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition selectedworks00dryd_0
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    First published in 1669 7 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The tempest, or, The enchanted island: a comedy as it is now acted, by His Majesties Servants

    First published in 1676 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition tempestorenchant00shad
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  • Cover of: The dramatick works of John Dryden, esq.: in six volumes.

    First published in 1717 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition dramatickworksj00drydgoog
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  • Cover of: Dryden: Selected Poems

    First published in 2008 6 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Poems and Fables of John Dryden

    First published in 1962 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1912 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1710 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1753 6 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Amphitryon; or, The two socia's: a comedy.

    First published in 1690 6 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: An evening's love, or, The mock-astrologer: as it is acted by Their Majesties servants

    First published in 1671 6 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1688 6 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1683 6 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Indian emperor; or, The conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards: Being the sequel of the Indian queen.

    First published in 1670 6 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1691 6 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1934 6 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Miscellany poems.

    First published in 1684 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition miscellanypoems02unkngoog
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  • Cover of: Original poems and translations: now first collected and publish'd together.

    First published in 1743 6 editions 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, Poetry, English drama, English poetry, History, Early works to 1800, 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, Librettos, Literature, Operas, Classical poetry, Criticism and interpretation, English Authors, Fables, Correspondence, Early modern, England and Wales, England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II), English drama (Comedy), English literature
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), 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), Edward Stillingfleet (1635-1699), Geoffrey Chaucer (d. 1400), James Prince of Wales (1688-1766), Thomas Hunt (1627?-1688), Virgil, (1649-1685), Alfred Doolittle, Anthony Ashley Cooper: 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1632), Catherine of Braganza, Queen, consort of Charles II, King of England (1638-1705), Charles II
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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