. . "1631-08-09Z"^^ . . "1631Z"^^ . . . . "John Dryden (/\u02C8dra\u026Ad\u0259n/; 19 August [O.S. 9 August] 1631 \u2013 12 May [O.S. 1 May] 1700) 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.\""@en . . . "Dryden, John"@en . . "John Dryden"@en . . "1700-05-01Z"^^ . "1700Z"^^ . "English poet, literary critic, playwright" . . .