John Dryden wrote his way to fame. So much so that, the period of Restoration England was known as the Dryden Age in literary circle.
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John Dryden was born in England on 9th August, 1631. Dryden attended the Westminster school. In 1650, he was admitted to Trinity College, and he received his BA in the 1660s. 'To His Sacred Majesty : A Panegyric on his Coronation' and 'To My Lord Chancellor', were published in 1662.
| - John Dryden 'First Poet Laureate of England ' |
John Dryden may have hoped to attract royal patrons with these publications. The long poems ' Annus Mirabills ', was published in 1667. Two victories achieved by the English fleet over Dutch, and the escape of the Londoners from the Great Fire of 1666 are the subjects of this poem.
| - John Dryden's monument Westminster Abbey |
'Mac Flecknoe','Absalom and Achitophel' and 'The Medal' are outstanding examples of satiric verse. In 1682, he wrote 'Religio Laici', a collection of religious poems. John Dryden passed away on 12th May 1700, and was buried in St. Anne's cemetery in Soho. However, ten days later, his body was taken out and buried in Westminster Abbey.
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