John Dryden (/ ˈdraɪdən /; 19 August [O.S. 9 August] 1631 – 12 May [O.S. 1 May] 1700) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's …

John Dryden, English poet, dramatist, and literary critic who so dominated the literary scene of his day that it came to be known as the Age of Dryden. Besides being the greatest English poet of …

After John Donne and John Milton, John Dryden was the greatest English poet of the 17th century. After William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, he was the greatest playwright. And he …

Following the death of William Davenant in April 1668, Dryden became the first official Poet Laureate of England, conferred by a letters patent from the king. The royal office carried the …

John Dryden, the first of the great English neo-classical poets, warmly admired Chaucer, whom he regarded as the founder of English verse, an equal to the great poets of classical antiquity.

John Dryden, born August 19, 1631 in Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, and died May 12, 1700 (aged 68), was an English poet and playwright who exerted a strong influence in the 17th century. …

John Dryden (August 9, 1631 – May 12, 1700) was an influential English poet, literary critic, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the …

John Dryden, 1631- 1700, English poet, dramatist, critic, and translator. Dryden was the most important poet between Milton and Pope.

Dryden penned a new play, Secret Love, Annus Mirabilis (his 1216-line poem covering the Second Anglo-Dutch War and the Great Fire of London), and his foundational Essay of …

John Dryden (August 19, 1631 – May 12, 1700) was an influential British poet, literary critic, and playwright. He was born in a village rectory near Oundle in Northamptonshire and educated at …