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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 in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate.
John Dryden (born August 9 [August 19, New Style], 1631, Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire, England—died May 1 [May 12], 1700, London) was an English poet, dramatist, and literary critic who so dominated the literary scene of his day that it came to be known as the Age of Dryden.
After John Donne and John Milton, John Dryden was the greatest English poet of the 17th 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, and as a translator.
John Dryden (1631-1700) is the greatest literary figure of the Restoration and in his works, we have an excellent reflection of both the good and evil tendencies of the age in which he lived. Dryden has left works of considerable volume in poetry, drama and prose.
Nov 17, 2017 · John Dryden (1631–1700) occupies a seminal place in English critical history. Samuel Johnson called him “the father of English criticism,” and affirmed of his Essay of Dramatic Poesy (1668) that “modern English prose begins here.”
John Dryden was a major essayist of the English literary tradition. His works are so praiseworthy that Samuel Johnson, a contemporary of Dryden and himself a major critic, called him ‘the father of English criticism” along with commenting that English prose starts with Dryden’s Essay on Dramatic Poesy .
‘Dreams’ by John Henry Dryden is a poem in which the speaker mulls over the strangeness of dreams. The speaker of ‘Dreams’ opens with what could easily be understood as the overarching theme of the poem: dreams are the result of imagination, not reason.
John Dryden occupies a rare position in the history of English literature - he was the greatest man of letters in his country in his age as he was also the greatest critic. It is with justice that Dr. Johnson calls Dryden “the father of English Criticism”.
Nov 23, 2021 · John Dryden is the spokesman of the Restoration Age. His writings include plays, satires and critical essays. He is so dominant that his writing period is known as the Age of Dryden in the history of English literature.
The heroic drama Oedipus: A Tragedy, is an adaption of Sophocles ' Oedipus Rex, written by John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee. After being licensed in 1678 and published in 1679, it became a huge success on stage during the Restoration period. Career and reputation of Oedipus, a Tragedy.
