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English poet and playwright (1630–1700)
John Dryden (/ˈdraɪdən/; 19 August [O.S. 9 August] 1631 – 12 May [O.S. 1 May] 1700) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who
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American politician
John Dryden Kuser also known as Dryden Kuser (September 24, 1897 – March 3, 1964) was a New Jersey politician and a member of an influential New Jersey
John_Dryden_Kuser
American philanthropist, socialite, and writer (1902–2007)
Patchwork Child: Early Memories in 1993. She married her first husband, John Dryden Kuser (1897–1964), shortly after her 17th birthday, on April 26, 1919
Brooke_Astor
Surname list
Dryden (disambiguation). Notable people with the surname include: John Dryden (1631–1700), English poet John C. Dryden (1893–1952), politician John Dryden
Dryden_(surname)
American politician (1839–1911)
John Fairfield Dryden (August 7, 1839 – November 24, 1911) was an American insurance executive and Republican politician who represented New Jersey in
John_F._Dryden
City in Ontario, Canada
Ojibwe). The settlement was founded as an agricultural community by John Dryden, Ontario's Minister of Agriculture in 1895. While his train was stopped
Dryden,_Ontario
English writer (1667/8–1701)
John Dryden (1667/8–1701) was an English writer. He was the second son of the poet John Dryden (1631–1700) and was educated at Westminster School and University
John Dryden (writer, died 1701)
John_Dryden_(writer,_died_1701)
Topics referred to by the same term
John Dryden (1631–1700) was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator and playwright. John Dryden may also refer to: John Dryden (English
John_Dryden_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
John Dryden (1631–1700) was an English poet. Dryden may also refer to: Dryden (surname) Ken Dryden (1947–2025), Canadian ice hockey player, author, and
Dryden_(disambiguation)
American test pilot and aerospace engineer (1931–2019)
and first to land a lifting body on a runway. He was director of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center from 1981 to 1984. Manke was born in Selby, South
John_A._Manke
Latin epic poem by Virgil
by the 17th-century poet John Dryden is another important version. Most classic translations, including both Douglas and Dryden, employ a rhyme scheme;
Aeneid
American diplomat (1924–2014)
philanthropist Brooke Astor and her first husband, New Jersey state senator John Dryden Kuser. Marshall was the stepson of Charles H. Marshall (his mother's
Anthony_Dryden_Marshall
Character in Greek mythology
interpretation of the 1700 translation of Ovid's Myrrha-account by English poet John Dryden sees it as a metaphor for Britain's Glorious Revolution of 1688, linking
Myrrha
Village in Michigan, United States
Dryden is a village in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,023 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Dryden
Dryden,_Michigan
Honorary position in the United Kingdom
pension was provided to Ben Jonson, but the first official laureate was John Dryden, appointed in 1668 by Charles II. On the death of Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
Poet_Laureate_of_the_United_Kingdom
Collection of satirical poems by Juvenal
hand, is all our own". The other great satirist of Rome was Horace. John Dryden summed up the difference in their approach, "Horace meant to make his
Satires_(Juvenal)
Town in New York, United States
York townships in 1790 based on his own classical studies, named Dryden for John Dryden (1631–1700), the English poet and a translator of the classics (including
Dryden,_New_York
King and sculptor in Greek mythology
the Poem" and "The Authour in prayse of his precedent Poem" (1598) John Dryden's poem "Pygmalion and the Statue" (1697–1700) Thomas Lovell Beddoes's
Pygmalion_(mythology)
The Dryden baronetcy, of Canons Ashby in the County of Northampton, was created, secondly in the Baronetage of Great Britain, on 2 May 1795 for John Dryden
Dryden baronets of Canons Ashby (2nd creation, 1795)
Dryden_baronets_of_Canons_Ashby_(2nd_creation,_1795)
New Zealand footballer
John Dryden was an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Dryden made a single appearance in an official international
John_Dryden_(footballer)
Poem by John Dryden, published in 1682
True-Blue-Protestant Poet, T.S.) is a verse mock-heroic satire written by John Dryden and published in 1682. It is a direct attack on Thomas Shadwell, another
Mac_Flecknoe
Athenian general and statesman (c. 450–404 BC)
century]. "Agesilaus" . Lives. Translated by John Dryden – via Wikisource. Translated in English by John Dryden Plutarch (1683) [written in the late first
Alcibiades
Canadian politician (1893–1951)
John Cameron Dryden (February 3, 1893 near Ste. Agathe, Manitoba – October 15, 1951) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative
John_C._Dryden
Anglo-Irish satirist and cleric (1667–1745)
Elizabeth (Dryden) Swift was the niece of Sir Erasmus Dryden, grandfather of poet John Dryden. The same grandmother's aunt Katherine (Throckmorton) Dryden was
Jonathan_Swift
Literary genre
heroic drama evolved through several works of the middle to later 1660s; John Dryden's The Indian Emperour (1665) and Roger Boyle's The Black Prince (1667)
Heroic_drama
17th-century English poet and playwright
joined the Middle Temple. At the Whig triumph in 1688, he superseded John Dryden as poet laureate and historiographer royal. He died at Chelsea on 19
Thomas_Shadwell
Christian Virgin martyr and saint
for musical concerts and festivals that occasioned well-known poems by John Dryden and Alexander Pope and music by Henry Purcell (Ode to St. Cecilia); three
Cecilia_of_Rome
Rhyming pair of lines in iambic pentameter
enjambed couplets of poets like John Donne. The heroic couplet is often identified with the English Baroque works of John Dryden and Alexander Pope, who used
Heroic_couplet
1681 satirical poem by John Dryden
Absalom and Achitophel is a celebrated satirical poem by John Dryden, written in heroic couplets and first published in 1681. The poem tells the Biblical
Absalom_and_Achitophel
English politician
John Dryden, 2nd Baronet (c. 1580 – c. 1658) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1640 and 1654. Dryden was
Sir_John_Dryden,_2nd_Baronet
English politician
John Dryden (c. 1641 – 3 January 1708) was an English politician who sat as MP for Huntingdonshire from 1690 till 1695 and from 8 April 1699 till 3 January
John Dryden (English politician)
John_Dryden_(English_politician)
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Dryden Township is a civil township in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan, named in honor of the literary critic, John Dryden. The population
Dryden_Township,_Michigan
English poet and civil servant (1608–1674)
scholarship". In 2008, John Milton Passage, a short passage by Bread Street into St Mary-le-Bow Churchyard in London, was unveiled. John Dryden, an early enthusiast
John_Milton
English poet and playwright (1606–1668)
non-Shakespeare plays such as Sir Samuel Tuke's The Tragedy of Five Hours and John Dryden's comedy Sir Martin Marall. He had returned to England sometime before
William_Davenant
Duke of Guise (1551–1588)
Marlowe. pp. 294–295. Dryden, John. The works, vol 14: Plays, 1993. Los Angeles: University of California, "The Works of John Dryden". Archived from the
Henri_I,_Duke_of_Guise
Canadian politician (1840–1909)
John Dryden (June 5, 1840 – July 29, 1909) was a farmer and politician in Ontario, Canada. Dryden was the son of James Dryden (1820–1881), a farmer, businessman
John Dryden (Ontario politician)
John_Dryden_(Ontario_politician)
Restoration tragedy by Dryden and Lee
Oedipus: A Tragedy, is an adaptation of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, written by John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee. After being licensed in 1678 and published in 1679
Oedipus_(Dryden_play)
1684 poem by John Dryden
Mr. Oldham (1684) is an elegy written by John Dryden (1631–1700), commemorating the death of the poet John Oldham. Farewell, too little, and too lately
To_the_Memory_of_Mr._Oldham
Historic manor house in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
L-shaped farmhouse which he gradually extended. John Dryden and Elizabeth Cope had a daughter, Bridget Dryden (1563–1645), born at Canons Ashby. She became
Canons_Ashby_House
Term used to describe a loose group of British lyric poets of the 17th century
sense, in that he was probably referring to a witticism of John Dryden, who said of John Donne: He affects the metaphysics, not only in his satires,
Metaphysical_poets
Former official residence of the president of Haiti
engineers overseeing its completion. The building was finished in 1920. John Dryden Kuser, a wealthy American who visited Haiti in January 1920, described
National_Palace_(Haiti)
British politician
John Cotton, Bt Sir Lionel Walden Member for Huntingdonshire 1689–1693 With: Sir Robert Bernard, Bt 1689–1690 John Dryden 1690–1693 Succeeded by John
Robert_Montagu_(politician)
American poet (1894–1972)
British Literature since 1890 (1939); critical studies, The Poetry of John Dryden (1920), Shakespeare (1939), The Noble Voice (1945) and Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mark_Van_Doren
Stock character
drama of the stageplay The Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards (1672), John Dryden represents the noble savage as an archetype of Man-as-Creature-of-Nature
Noble_savage
Literature written during the English restoration
from Jeremy Collier, and the pioneering of literary criticism from John Dryden and John Dennis. The period witnessed news becoming a commodity, the essay
Restoration_literature
British poet 1675–1731
letter writer. She was part of an important artistic group in London and John Dryden named her "Corinna". However, she suffered from lifelong financial precarity
Elizabeth Thomas (poet, born 1675)
Elizabeth_Thomas_(poet,_born_1675)
Season of television series
home." – John Muir 104 4 "Lake of Thieves" June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29) N/A "We first make our habits, then our habits make us." – John Dryden 105 5 "Spirit
Alone_season_10
Literature written in the English language
Government (1689) by John Locke is notable. Lastly, regarding literary criticism, Essay of Dramatick Poesie (1668) by John Dryden and Short View of the
English_literature
Sinners by John Bunyan 1667 Paradise Lost by John Milton Andromaque by Jean Racine Annus Mirabilis, the Year of Wonders 1666 – John Dryden Secret Love
17th_century_in_literature
English writer and papal chamberlain (1666–1704)
Charles Dryden (1666–1704) was an English chamberlain to Pope Innocent XII. Born at Charlton, London in 1666, Charles was the first son of the poet John Dryden
Charles Dryden (English writer)
Charles_Dryden_(English_writer)
Lighthearted English colloquialism on the topic of insanity and mercury poisoning
published in 1755. In the text, he cites a passage from the work of John Dryden as an example of usage: "He's hatter'd out with pennance." Roger Crab
Mad_as_a_hatter
Fantasy and speculative fiction trope involving a hidden society within the real world
signs of this trope appearing have been found as early as 1673 with John Dryden's Marriage à la mode, which had continued and increased adaptations of
Masquerade_(trope)
English composer (1659–1695)
friend John Blow, who wrote An Ode, on the Death of Mr. Henry Purcell (Mark how the lark and linnet sing) with text by his old collaborator, John Dryden. Jeremiah
Henry_Purcell
English politician
was the son of John Dryden who built Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire. Erasmus' mother, Elizabeth Cope, was the daughter of Sir John Cope, from whose
Sir Erasmus Dryden, 1st Baronet
Sir_Erasmus_Dryden,_1st_Baronet
Brief memorable statement
she's at rest – and so am I. — John Dryden Epigram about John Milton (many poets commented on Milton, including Dryden): Three Poets, in three distant
Epigram
English playwright, poet and spy (1640–1689)
Laureate John Dryden. Her plays were staged frequently and attended by the King. Behn became friends with notable writers of the day, including John Dryden, Elizabeth
Aphra_Behn
English royal mistress and actress (1650–1687)
John Dryden said that her greatest attribute was her native wit, and she certainly became a hostess who was able to keep the friendship of Dryden, the
Nell_Gwyn
English actress
in Marriage à la mode by John Dryden (1672) Sophronia in The Assignation by John Dryden (1672) Julia in Amboyna by John Dryden (1673) Arabella in The Amorous
Elizabeth_James
Canadian rock band
and was replaced on drums by Marc LaFrance. In October 1985, bassist John Dryden and drummer Ronnie Baran joined the band replacing Doni Underhill and
Trooper_(band)
1st-century-BC Roman poet
Greenough, 1900 Aeneid, translated by T. C. Williams, 1910 — translated by John Dryden, 1697 Works of Virgil at Theoi Project Aeneid, Eclogues and Georgics
Virgil
Son of the god Hermes and Chione
Archived 2015-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, translated by Samuel Garth, John Dryden, et al (MIT): "unresisted revels in her arms ...". Pausanias, 8.4.6 Pausanias
Autolycus
Street in Chinatown, London
more for its coffee houses and taverns than as a place of residence. John Dryden (1631–1700) lived for a while at 43 Gerrard Street, which is commemorated
Gerrard_Street,_London
1677 tragedy by John Dryden
All for Love; or, the World Well Lost, is a 1677 heroic drama by John Dryden which is now his best-known and most performed play. It is dedicated to the
All_for_Love_(play)
Formalist movement in literary theory
respectively. Eliot's evaluative judgments, such as his condemnation of John Milton and John Dryden, his liking for the so-called metaphysical poets, and his insistence
New_Criticism
Musical traditions of ancient Greece
John Dryden. The Harvard Classics, edited by C. W. Eliot. New York: P. F. Collier & Son. Virgil (1938). The Aeneid of Virgil, translated by John Dryden, selections
Music_of_ancient_Greece
1700 book by John Dryden
poetry by John Dryden interspersed with some of his own works. Published in March 1700, it was his last and one of his greatest works. Dryden died two
Fables,_Ancient_and_Modern
Person who writes and publishes poetry
royal office of Poet Laureate in England dates from the appointment of John Dryden in 1668. Poets held an important position in pre-Islamic Arabic society
Poet
Mythical prince of Troy in Greek mythology
first book to take the love-story as its main theme. Robert Henryson and John Dryden are other authors who dedicate works to it. The story of Troilus' romance
Troilus
English Roman Catholic priest and baronet
baronet. Erasmus Henry, born 2 May 1669, was the third son of the poet John Dryden, and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire
Sir Erasmus Henry Dryden, 5th Baronet
Sir_Erasmus_Henry_Dryden,_5th_Baronet
1697 poem by John Dryden
"Alexander's Feast, or the Power of Music" (1697) is an ode by John Dryden. It was written to celebrate Saint Cecilia's Day. Jeremiah Clarke set the original
Alexander's Feast (Dryden poem)
Alexander's_Feast_(Dryden_poem)
Unincorporated community in Washington, United States
Only the name Dryden was assigned to the area by the railroad in honor of Canadian horticulturist and Minister of Agriculture John Dryden who toured with
Dryden,_Washington
English playwright and poet (1670-1729)
and Dublin, during which time he was an apprentice to the English poet John Dryden and became noted for his highly polished style of writing. He initially
William_Congreve
English actress (1658–1713)
that would disgust the most patient reader", and the critic and playwright John Dennis described her as "that incomparable Actress changing like Nature which
Elizabeth_Barry
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
structure formerly served as the Dryden Store and post office. Dryden was named for English poet and playwright John Dryden by local pioneer J. P. Mills,
Dryden,_Oregon
Poem by John Dryden
Annus Mirabilis is a poem written by John Dryden published in 1667. It commemorated 1665–1666, the "year of miracles" of London. Despite the poem's name
Annus_Mirabilis_(poem)
American aeronautical scientist and civil servant (1898–1965)
Hugh Latimer Dryden (July 2, 1898 – December 2, 1965) was an American aeronautical scientist and civil servant. He served as the deputy administrator of
Hugh_Latimer_Dryden
Roman lyric poet (65–8 BC)
was "a master of the graceful sidestep") but for others he was, in John Dryden's phrase, "a well-mannered court slave". In his writings, Horace tells
Horace
Time away from school as punishment
Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1626 for quarreling with his tutor. John Dryden (1631–1700), rusticated from Trinity College, Cambridge, for having exchanged
Rustication_(academia)
Mythological narrative poem by Ovid
together work "by the most eminent hands": John Dryden, Joseph Addison, Alexander Pope, Nahum Tate, John Gay, William Congreve, Nicholas Rowe, and eleven
Metamorphoses
Works intended to provoke laughter without intellectual or other motives
physical jokes, such as the wedgie. The term "low comedy" was coined by John Dryden in his preface to his play An Evening's Love. This type of comedy has
Low_comedy
Transfer of the meaning of something in one language into another
paraphrase. This distinction was adopted by English poet and translator John Dryden (1631–1700), who described translation as the judicious blending of these
Translation
English poet and cleric (1572–1631)
coined in 1781 by Samuel Johnson, following a comment on Donne by John Dryden. Dryden had written of Donne in 1693: "He affects the metaphysics, not only
John_Donne
Poem by Virgil
civil conflict. John Ogilby (1649), first complete Virgil in English including a translation of the Georgicks in couplets John Dryden (London, 1697) in
Georgics
Village in New York, United States
Dryden is a village in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 1,887 at the 2020 census. The village is in the town of Dryden, east
Dryden_(village),_New_York
Personification of the River Thames
personification. John Denham in his poem Cooper's Hill hints at a deistic interpretation of the Thames as early as 1642. John Dryden who gave comment
Father_Thames
2009 novel by Nicholson Baker
Time Horace - Carpe Diem Chapter 9 Walt Whitman Ted Kooser Karl Shapiro John Dryden Elizabeth Bishop - The Fish Chapter 10 Alfred, Lord Tennyson - The Charge
The_Anthologist
1691 semi-opera by Dryden and Purcell
semi-opera in five acts with music by Henry Purcell and a libretto by John Dryden. It was first performed at the Queen's Theatre, Dorset Garden, London
King_Arthur_(opera)
Spanish playwright and poet (1600–1681)
admirers have included August Wilhelm Schlegel, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, John Dryden, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Fr. Félix Sardà y Salvany, Hugo von
Pedro_Calderón_de_la_Barca
Eunuch in the court of the Persian Empire
(1865) [1859]. Clough, Arthur Hugh (ed.). Parallel Lives. Translated by John Dryden (2nd ed.). London, United Kingdom: University College, London – via Wikisource
Bagoas_(courtier)
Character in Troilus and Cressida
character by having her choose Troilus over Diomedes. Such is the case in John Dryden's rewriting of Shakespeare in an attempt at "remov[ing] that heap of Rubbish
Cressida
16–19th-century prescriptive theory of dramatic tragedy
have had less impact in England. It had adherents in Ben Jonson and John Dryden. Examples of plays that followed the theory include: Thomas Otway's Venice
Classical_unities
British private bank
savings accounts. Over the years, its clients have included Samuel Pepys, John Dryden, Jane Austen and numerous members of the aristocracy; today, they are
C._Hoare_&_Co
Roman statesman and general (c. 280 – 203 BC)
penelope.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 1 July 2021. Plutarch (Translated by John Dryden). "The Internet Classics Archive | Fabius by Plutarch". classics.mit
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus
Quintus_Fabius_Maximus_Verrucosus
Canadian rock band
guitars Chrissy Steele – third lead vocalist Danny W. Latham – bass John Dryden – bass Vic Nickiforek – guitars Mark Craney – drums Darcy McDonald –
Headpins
English libertine aristocrats (fl. 1660–1679)
1154–1189). They were also patrons of the arts, supporting the poet John Dryden and the dramatist Nathaniel Lee. The gang advocated libertinism, drank
Merry_Gang
Theatrical genre rooted in late 17th-century England
postmodern academic critics. The unsentimental or "hard" comedies of John Dryden, William Wycherley, and George Etherege reflected the atmosphere at Court
Restoration_comedy
Female who is in an extra-marital sexual relationship
ancient practice that was, if not acceptable, at least understandable. John Dryden, in Annus Mirabilis (poem), suggested that the king's keeping of mistresses
Mistress_(lover)
Astraea Redux, written by John Dryden in 1660, is a royalist panegyric in which Dryden welcomes the new regime of King Charles II. It is a vivid emotional
Astraea_Redux
Song, hymn or poem of mourning
lamentation chanted in the Eastern Orthodox Church on Holy Saturday. John Dryden commemorated the death of Charles II of England in the long poem Threnodia
Threnody
Restoration comedy by Dryden and D'Avenant
The Tempest, or The Enchanted Island is a comedy adapted by John Dryden and William D'Avenant from Shakespeare's comedy The Tempest. The musical setting
The Tempest (Dryden and D'Avenant play)
The_Tempest_(Dryden_and_D'Avenant_play)
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