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Dry·den  (drdn), 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 [ˈdraɪd^ən]

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(Biographies / Dryden, John (1631-1700) M, English, WRITING: poet, THEATRE: dramatist, WRITING: critic) John. 1631-1700, English poet, dramatist, and critic of the Augustan period, commonly regarded as the chief exponent of heroic tragedy. His major works include the tragedy All for Love (1677), the verse satire

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Dryden - the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700) John Dryden