attempt a pragraph on Dryden 's songs and odes
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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 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate in 1668.[1][2]
John Dryden
John Dryden by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt.jpg
Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
In office
13 April 1668 – January 1688
Monarch
Charles II
Preceded by
Inaugural holder
Succeeded by
Thomas Shadwell
Personal details
Born
19 August 1631
Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, England
Died
12 May 1700 (aged 68)
London, England
Spouse(s)
Lady Elizabeth Howard
Children
Charles, John, and Erasmus Henry
Alma mater
Westminster School
Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation
Poet literary critic playwright librettist
He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. Romanticist writer Sir Walter Scott called him "Glorious John".