Essay on John

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John

Dryden
John Dryden was England's most outstanding and controversial writer for the
later part of the seventeenth century, dominating the literary world as a
skilled and versatile dramatist, a pioneer of literary criticism, and a
respected writer of the Restoration period. With Dryden's great literary and
critical influence on the English society during the Restoration period he has
made a name for himself, which will be studied and honored for years to come.

John Dryden was born in Northamptonshire, in 1631. His parents were Erasmus

Dryden and Mary Pickery. They were both from wealthy and respected families in

Northamptonshire. The Drydens were known for wisdom and great tradition all over

England and were well-equipped with large estates and vast lands (Ward 5).

Dryden's father, Erasmus, was a justice of the peace during the usurpation, and
was the father of fourteen children; four sons, and ten daughters. The sons were

John, Erasmus, Henry, and James; the daughters were Agness, Rose, Lucy, Mary,

Martha, Elizabeth, Hester, Hannah, Abigail, and France (Kinsley 34). Dryden was
also a religious man. He had as much faith in the Lord as he did in his pen. He
belonged to the Church of England all his life until converting to Catholicism
due to the change of the throne. He was baptized at All Saints Church in

Aldwinule, Northamptonshire ten days after his birth (Hopkins 75). Dryden,
growing into a young man, began his education in his hometown. There he took the
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