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John Dryden | | Birth Date: |
August 9, 1631 | | Death Date: |
May 1, 1700 | | Place of Birth: |
Aldwinckle, Northamptonshire, England | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
author, poet, critic, playwright |
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 Biography of John Dryden
1,362 words, approx. 5 pages
 The English author John Dryden (1631-1700) is best known as a poet and critic. He also wrote almost 30 plays and was one of the great dramatists of his time. John Dryden was born on Aug. 9, 1631, in Aldwinckle, Northamptonshire, in the parsonage of All... summary from source:
Biography of John Dryden
17,868 words, approx. 60 pages
 After John Donne and John Milton, John Dryden was the greatest English poet of the seventeenth century. After William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, he was the greatest playwright. And he has no peer as a writer of prose, especially literary criticism,... summary from source:
 Biography of John Dryden
15,156 words, approx. 51 pages
John Dryden was not only the leading writer of the Restoration period, but also one of those rare major authors equally adept and accomplished in several literary genres. He began as a playwright, creating comedies, tragedies, operas, and adaptations...
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 John Dryden Quotes
6,548 words, approx. 22 pages
John Dryden ( 19 August 1631 { 9 August O.S. } - 12 May 1700 { 1 May O.S. }) was an influential English poet, literary critic, and playwright. He was Poet Laureate, 1668-1689. Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 All for Love (1678) 1.2 Absalom and Achitophel (1681)...
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 John Dryden Information
3,164 words, approx. 11 pages
John Dryden (August 19 [O.S. August 9] 1631 – May 12 [O.S. May 1] 1700) was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator and playwright, who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be...
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 The Boston Globe A First-rate Biography Of John Dryden
12/23/1987: 583 words, approx. 2 pages JOHN DRYDEN AND HIS WORLD, by James Anderson Winn. Yale University Press. 650 pp. $29.95. Illustrated. James Winn's first - ate biography of John Dryden reminds us that in 17th- century England poetry was a public act. When poets took off the gloves... summary from source:
New Criterion Dryden in his time & ours.(John Dryden)(Critical essay)
10/01/2006: 2,843 words, approx. 10 pages The passionate intellect really is passionate. It is the only point at which ecstasy can enter. I do not know whether we can be saved by the intellect, but I do know that I can be saved by nothing else. --Dorothy L....
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Helen M. Burke
9,016 words, approx. 30 pages
In the following excerpt, Burke contends that in Annus Mirabilis, Dryden glorifies the "new" or practical science of his era and in the process, anticipates the advent of the more "materialistic" and "republican" enlightenment that was to dominate the final half of the eighteenth century.
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Critical Essay by David R. Evans
8,885 words, approx. 30 pages
In this essay, Evans explores the role of the female characters in Dryden's heroic plays The Indian Queen, The Indian Emperor, and Tyrannick Love.
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