Dryden,John

Dryden,John
Dry·den (drīdʹn), John. 1631-1700.
English writer and poet laureate (after 1668). The outstanding literary figure of the Restoration, he wrote critical essays, poems, such as Absalom and Achitophel (1681), and dramas, including All for Love (1678).

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  • Dryden, John — (1631 1700)    Born in Northamptonshire, where his father was a justice of the peace, he was educated at Westminster School and graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1654. After Cambridge he worked as a hack writer for Herringman, a… …   British and Irish poets

  • Dryden, John — ► (1631 1700) Poeta y dramaturgo inglés. Obras: Annus Mirabilis (1667), Absalón y Ajitophel (1681) y La conquista de Granada (1668). * * * (9 ago. 1631, Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire, Inglaterra–1 may. 1700, Londres). Poeta, dramaturgo y crítico… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • DRYDEN, JOHN —    a celebrated English poet, glorious John, born in Northamptonshire, of a good family of Puritan principles; educated at Westminster School and Cambridge; his first poetic production of any merit was a set of heroic stanzas on the death of… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Dryden, John — (1631 1700)    Poet, dramatist, and satirist, was b. at Aldwincle Rectory, Northamptonshire. His f., from whom he inherited a small estate, was Erasmus, 3rd s. of Sir Erasmus Driden; his mother was Mary Pickering, also of good family; both… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Dryden, John Fairfield — ▪ United States senator born Aug. 7, 1839, Temple Mills, Maine, U.S. died Nov. 24, 1911       American senator and businessman, the founder of the Prudential Insurance Company of America, the first company to issue industrial life insurance in… …   Universalium

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  • John Dryden — (Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire 19 de agosto de 1631 12 de mayo de 1700) fue un influyente poeta, crítico literario y dramaturgo inglés, que dominó la vida literaria en la Inglaterra de la Restauración inglesa hasta tal punto que llegó a ser… …   Wikipedia Español

  • John Dryden — (* 9. Augustjul./ 19. August 1631greg. in Aldwincle; † 1. Maijul./ 12. Mai 1700greg. in London) war …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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