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John Dryden

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

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17th-century English poet and playwright (1631–1700)

Born 9 August 1631
Died 1 May 1700

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Photo of John Dryden

17th-century English poet and playwright (1631–1700)

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, Early works to 1800, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Literature, English Authors, History, Correspondence, Criticism, Dryden, john, 1631-1700, English literature, Biography, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Criticism and interpretation, Early modern, English drama (Comedy), English drama -- 17th century, English drama, history and criticism, restoration, 1660-1700, Kings and rulers, Librettos, Man-woman relationships

Places

Great Britain, Araby, Araby bazaar, Asia, Egypt, England, London, Mexico, Mexico City (Mexico), Mogul Empire, North Richmond Street, Rome, Spain

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, Francis Xavier Saint (1506-1552), Freddy Eynsford Hill, Galatea, Henri Guise I de Lorraine 3. duc de (1550-1588), Henry Higgins

Time

17th century, Early modern, 1500-1700, Charles II, 1660-1685, Restoration, 1660-1700, 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.
  • Dryden John 1631-1700
  • Dryden, John, 1631-1700

History

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August 2, 2025 Edited by Tom Morris Clean AKAs
August 2, 2025 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
June 12, 2025 Edited by WikidataBot [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import