The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 2 Summary
John Dryden

DRYDEN’S POEMS. EPISTLES. EPISTLE I. TO MY HONOURED FRIEND SIR ROBERT HOWARD,[1] ON HIS EXCELLENT POEMS.   As there is music uninform’d by art   In those wild notes, wh... Read more

Biography EssayAfter 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 ... Read more

Although better known today for his poetic satires, classical translations, and critical prose, John Dryden was the dominant dramatist of his generation. His twenty-seven plays include farces, comedie... Read more

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 ... Read more