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Dryden, John
Entity Type:
Individual
Identifier:
ENT.000003434
Date Range:
1631-1700
Biography:
John Dryden
(
/
ˈ
d
r
aɪ
d
ən
/
; 19 August [
O.S.
9 August] 1631 – 12 May [
O.S.
1 May] 1700) was an English
poet
,
literary critic
,
translator
, and
playwright
who was made
Poet Laureate
in 1668.
[1]
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.
Walter Scott
called him "Glorious John."
[2]
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