Dryden, John

Dryden, John (1631 - 1700)

Index to poems
  1. A Song for St. Cecilia's Day, 1687
  2. A Song from the Italian from Limberham: or, the Kind Keeper
  3. Absalom and Achitophel
  4. Absalom and Achitophel: The Second Part
  5. Alexander's Feast
  6. Calm was the even, and clear was the sky
  7. Fair Iris I Love and Hourly I Die
  8. From Troilus and Cressida
  9. Mac Flecknoe
  10. Marriage a-la-Mode
  11. Religio Laici
  12. The Secular Masque
  13. Song to a Fair Young Lady Going out of Town in the Spring
  14. The Hind and the Panther: Part I
  15. The Third Satire of Juvenal
  16. To my Dear Friend Mr. Congreve on his Comedy Call'd the Double Dealer
  17. To my Honor'd Friend, Dr. Charleton
  18. To the Memory of Mr. Oldham
  19. To the Pious Memory of the Accomplished Young Lady Mrs. Anne Killigrew
  20. Veni, Creator Spiritus
  21. You charm'd me not with that fair face
  22. Your Hay it is Mow'd, and Your Corn is Reaped
Biography

The texts used are based on Douglas Grant's Reynard Library edition (Hart-Davis, 1952). The specific edition used by Professor Grant is given for each work here. The spelling has been modernized, but not the punctuation. Note that the punctuation is generally rhetorical rather than syntactical.

Given Name
John
Family Name
Dryden
Birth Date
August 9, 1631
Death Date
May 1, 1700
Nationality
English
Family Relations
father : Erasmus Dryden
mother : Mary Dryden
wife : Lady Elizabeth Dryden (from 1 Dec. 1663)
son : Charles Dryden
son : John Dryden
son : Erasmus Henry Dryden
Education
  • Tichmarsh school



  • Westminster



  • B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge



Religion
Honours
Literary Period
Restoration
Literary Movement
Unknown
Cause of Death
Gout
Buried At
Poets Corner, Westminster Abbey
First RPO Edition
1994-1997