An Account Of The Life And Writings Of The Author, Grounded On Original And Authentic Documents: And, A Collection Of His Letters, The Greater Part Of Which Has Never Before Been Published.
John Dryden was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made Poet Laureate in 1668. 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. Walter Scott called him "Glorious John."