John Dryden (1631–1700)
Author of All for Love
About the Author
Born August 9, 1631 into a wealthy Puritan family, John Dryden received an excellent education at Westminster School and Cambridge University. After a brief period in government, he turned his attention almost entirely to writing. Dryden was one of the first English writers to make his living show more strictly by writing, but this meant he had to cater to popular taste. His long career was astonishingly varied, and he turned his exceptional talents to almost all literary forms. Dryden dominated the entire Restoration period as a poet, playwright, and all-round man of letters. He was the third poet laureate of England. In his old age Dryden was virtually a literary "dictator" in England, with an immense influence on eighteenth-century poetry. His verse form and his brilliant satires became models for other poets, but they could rarely equal his standard. Dryden was also a master of "occasional" poetry - verse written for a specific person or special occasion. Like most poets of his time, Dryden saw poetry as a way of expressing ideas rather than emotions, which makes his poetry seem cool and impersonal to some modern readers. Dryden also wrote numerous plays that helped him make him one of the leading figures in the Restoration theatre. Today, however he is admired more for his influence on other writers than for his own works. He died on April 30, 1700 in London. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by John Dryden
Dryden (Three Plays) The Conquest of Granada Parts I and II, Marriage A La Mode, Aureng-Zebe (1957) 46 copies
Fables antient and modern translated into verse, from Homer, Ovid, Boccace and Chaucer: with original poems (2003) 17 copies
Selected poetry 13 copies
Alexander's feast or, the power of musick. An ode. Wrote in honour of St. Cecilia, written by Mr. Dryden. And an… (1697) 9 copies
The works of John Dryden, volume VIII: Plays (The Wild Gallant, The Rival Ladies, The Indian Queen) (1962) 7 copies
John Dryden: Poems Selected by Charles Tomlinson (Poet to Poet: An Essential Choice of Classic Verse) (2004) 7 copies
Annus mirabilis. The year of wonders, M. DC. LXVI. : An historical poem. Also a poem on the happy restoration and… (2021) 7 copies
The Works of John Dryden, Volume XX: Prose 1691-1698 De Arte Graphica and Shorter Works (1990) 7 copies
The Works of John Dryden, Volume XV: Plays: Albion and Albanius, Don Sebastian, Amphitryon (Works of John Dryden) (1976) 6 copies
The Works of John Dryden, Volume XIV: Plays; The Kind Keeper, The Spanish Fryar, The Duke of Guise, and The Vindication (1992) 5 copies
The Works of John Dryden, Volume IX (The Indian Emperour; Secret Love; Sir Martin Mar-all) (1966) 5 copies
The Works of John Dryden, Volume XI: Plays: The Conquest of Granada, Part I and Part II; Marriage-à-la-Mode and The… (1978) 4 copies
The Works of John Dryden: Plays - "Amboyna", "The State of Innocence", "Aureng-Zebe" v. 12 (1995) 4 copies
The Works of John Dryden, Volume XVI: Plays: King Arthur, Cleomenes, Love Triumphant, and The Secular Masque and Other… (1974) 4 copies
Poems, Plays, and Essays 4 copies
Plays: All for Love, Oedipus, Troilus and Cressida (The Works of John Dryden, Vol 13) (1985) 4 copies
The Letters of John Dryden 3 copies
Marcus Brutus (75 AD) 3 copies
Poetry, prose and plays 3 copies
Threnodia Augustalis: a funeral-Pindarique poem sacred to the happy memory of King Charles II 3 copies
All for love and The Spanish fryar 3 copies
The Indian emperor: or, the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards. Being the sequel of The Indian queen. Written by the… (2010) 2 copies
An evening's love, or The mock astrologer. Acted at the Theater Royal, by His Majesties Servants 2 copies
Miscellany poems : the first part 2 copies
John Dryden : [plays] 2 copies
Secret-love, or the maiden-queen: as it is acted by his majesties servants at the Theater Royal 2 copies
Don Sebastian 2 copies
Absalom and Achitophel, 1681;: [and], The second part of Absalom and Achitophel, 1682 (A Scolar Press facsimile) (1970) 2 copies
The Husband his own Cuckold 2 copies
The Poetical Works of John Dryden — Author — 2 copies
Essays of John Dryden volume I 2 copies
Aenid 2 copies
VIRGIL: THE ÆNEID (AENEID). A Volume in The 100 (One Hundred) Greatest Books Ever Written Series. (1979) 2 copies
The Archaeology of California by Chartkoff, Kerry Kona, Chartkoff, Joseph L. (1984) Hardcover (1609) 2 copies
The Indian queen a tragedy. Written by the Honourable Sir Robert Howard, and Mr. Dryden (2005) 2 copies
John Dryden bio 1631-1700 1 copy
John Dryden Vol. 2 1 copy
Cleomenes, The Spartan Heroe 1 copy
The Duke of Guise 1 copy
Of Dramatic Poesie Vol 1 1 copy
Of Dramatic Poesie Vol 2 1 copy
Ultimate Collection 1 copy
The Works of Virgil, Translated Into English Verse By John Dryden, in Four Volumes-Volume 1 (1795) 1 copy
The Rival-Ladies 1 copy
Plutarch's Lives 1 copy
Stanzas on the death of Oliver Cromwell. Astraea redux. Annus mirabilis. Absalom and Achitophel. Religio laici. The… (1901) 1 copy
The Songs of John Dryden. Edited by Cyrus Lawrence Day. [Music by various contemporary composers.] 1 copy
Critical Essays 1 copy
Poetry and Plays 1 copy
Poèmes (bilingue) 1 copy
Tutto per amore 1 copy
Of dramatic poesy I 1 copy
Of dramatic poesy II 1 copy
Songs and poems of John Dryden. Chosen and introduced by Gwyn Jones. Drawings by Lavinia Blythe 1 copy
All of love 1 copy
Dramatic Poesy And Other Essays — Author — 1 copy
2000x: All for Love 1 copy
Selected Poetry of Dryden. 1 copy
Farwell Ungratefull Traytor 1 copy
A voyage to Sicily and Malta 1 copy
John Dryden, 1631-1700 1 copy
Dryden: Selected Poems 1 copy
Dryden & Howard, 1664-1668; The Text of an Essay of Dramatic Poesy, the Indian Emperor and the Duke of Lerma, with… (1929) 1 copy
Why should a foolish marriage vow (included in The Norton Introduction to Literature - 5th Edition) 1 copy
To the Memory of Mr. Oldham 1 copy
The First [-sixth] Part Of Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety Of New Translations Of The Ancient Poets: Together With… (2012) 1 copy
Poetry 1 copy
Essays & Belles-Lettres 1 copy
Poetical works 1 copy
John Dryden: The Critical Heritage: Volume 29 (The Collected Critical Heritage : The Restoration and the Augustans) (2013) 1 copy
John Dryden. [Conquest of Granada, Marriage © la mode and 5 other plays] ed. by G. Saintsbury 1 copy
Four Comedies: Secret Love; Sir Martin Mar-All, An Evening's Love; Marriage a-la-Mode. (1967) 1 copy
The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes (2012) 1 copy
Associated Works
Plutarch's Lives, Volume I of the Dryden translation, edited by Arthur Hugh Clough. (1992) — Translator, some editions — 1,365 copies
The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer Through Robert Frost (2004) — Contributor — 1,042 copies
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Contributor, some editions — 915 copies
Plutarch's Lives of Themistocles, Pericles, Aristides, Alcibiades and Coriolanus, Demosthenes and Cicero, Caesar and… (1909) — Translator — 580 copies
Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Comedy [Norton Critical Edition] (1973) — Contributor — 266 copies
Modern English Drama: Dryden; Sheridan; Goldsmith; Shelley; Browning; Byron (1909) — Contributor — 224 copies
Selected Lives: From the Parallel Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans (1982) — Translator — 118 copies
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 5: Community Responsibility (1969) — Contributor — 30 copies
The Roads from Bethlehem: Christmas Literature from Writers Ancient and Modern (1993) — Contributor — 29 copies
PLUTARCH'S LIVES - Volume 2 — Translator, some editions — 7 copies
An English garner : ingatherings from our history and literature — Contributor, some editions — 4 copies
Plutarch's Lives - The Translation Called Dryden's Corrected from the Greek and Revised: Volume III — Translator; Translator — 4 copies
Covent Garden drollery; a miscellany of 1672 — Contributor — 4 copies
The plays of David Garrick, Volume 7: Garrick's Alterations of Others 1757-1773 (1982) — Contributor — 2 copies
London unwrapped : Aurora Orchestra with Iestyn Davies : The New Elizabethans : 25 September 2021 [text and… (2021) — Text — 1 copy
The shipwreck, altered from Shakespeare and Dryden, with the original music by Smith, as performed at the Patagonian… — Contributor, some editions — 1 copy
A critical edition of Sir Robert Howard's The Great Favourite ; or, The Duke of Lerma (1988) — Author — 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1631-08-19
- Date of death
- 1700-05-12
- Burial location
- Westminster Abbey, London, England, UK
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- England
- Country (for map)
- UK
- Birthplace
- Aldwincle, Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England, UK
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Education
- Westminster School, London
University of Cambridge (Trinity College) - Occupations
- poet
playwright
poet laureate
historiographer royal
critic - Awards and honors
- Poet Laureate of England (1668-1689)
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