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John Dryden
Portrait by Godfrey Kneller, c. 1693
Poet Laureate of England
In office 13 April 1668 – January 1688
Monarch
James II
Preceded by
Inaugural holder
Succeeded by
Thomas Shadwell
Personal details
Born
(1631-08-19)19 August 1631 Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, England
Died
12 May 1700(1700-05-12) (aged 68) London, England
Spouse
Lady Elizabeth Howard
(m. 1663)
Children
Charles, John, and Erasmus Henry
Alma mater
Westminster School Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation
Poet
literary critic
playwright
librettist
Writing career
Language
English
Period
1659–1700
Genre
Satire
playwright
fable
poetry
essay
libretto
translation
Subject
Politics and other
Literary movement
Classicism
Signature
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 first Poet Laureate.[1][2]
He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. Romantic writer Sir Walter Scott called him "Glorious John".[3]
^William Minto and Margaret Bryant (1911). "Dryden, John". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. 8. (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 609-613.
^"John Dryden (British author)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
^Scott, W. Waverley, vol. 12, ch. 14, The Pirate: "I am desirous to hear of your meeting with Dryden". "What, with Glorious John?"
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