John Dryden''' (; – ) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was appointed England's first 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. Romanticist writer Sir Walter Scott called him "Glorious John". Early life Dryden was born in the village rectory of Aldwincle near Thrapston in Northamptonshire, where his maternal grandfather was the rector of All Saints. He was the eldest of fourteen children born to Erasmus Dryden and wife Mary Pickering, paternal grandson of Sir Erasmus Dryden, 1st Baronet (1553–1632), and wife Frances Wilkes, Puritan landowning gentry who supported the Puritan cause and Parliament. He was a second cousin once removed of Jonathan Swift. As a boy, Dryden lived in the nearby village of Titchmarsh, where it is likely that he received his first education. In 1644 he was sent to
John Dryden" (; – ) fue un poeta inglés, crítico literario, traductor, y dramaturgo que fue nombrado el primer Poeta Laureate de Inglaterra en 1668. Se ve como dominando la vida literaria de la Restauración de Inglaterra a tal punto que el período llegó a ser conocido en los círculos literarios como la Edad de Dryden. El escritor romántico Sir Walter Scott lo llamó "Glorioso John". Primera vida Dryden nació en la rectoría del pueblo de Aldwincle cerca de Thrapston en Northamptonshire, donde su abuelo materno era el rector de Todos los Santos. Él era el mayor de catorce hijos nacidos a Erasmus Dryden y esposa Mary Pickering, nieto paterno de Sir Erasmus Dryden, 1st Baronet (1553-132), y esposa Frances Wilkes, propietario de la tierra que apoyó la causa puritana y el Parlamento. Él era un segundo primo una vez removido de Jonathan Swift.