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| Textual Features | Marguerite Gardiner Countess of Blessington | The elderly lady, Lady Arabella, represents a chilly view of the English aristocracy. She opens her story with a paean in praise of past times and in dispraise of the present: How interminably long the... |
| Textual Production | Mary Lady Chudleigh | Mary, Lady Chudleigh
, wrote a poem in praise of Dryden
's translation of Virgil
, which was about to be published. It seems that she would not allow her tribute to be printed with... |
| Friends, Associates | Mary Lady Chudleigh | MLC
's circle of friends was largely maintained by correspondence. She discussed literary and philosophical ideas with John Dryden
, Mary Astell
(Almystrea in Chudleigh's poetry), Elizabeth Thomas
, and other women who are... |
| Literary responses | Mary Lady Chudleigh | Dryden
showed his copy of the poem to |
| Textual Features | Mary Lady Chudleigh | MLC
's occasions include the public and private. She opens with an ode on the recent death of the queen's only surviving child
, in which the speaker, unconventionally, rejects the consolation duly offered by... |
| Literary responses | Frances Lady Norton | The reception of this volume, dictated by Gethin's position as her father's only child and heir, and as an exemplary pattern of female excellence, rather than by consideration of the literary quality of her work... |
| Anthologization | Sarah Lady Piers | SLP
was one of the contributors to The Nine Muses, the all-female anthology of elegies on the death of Dryden
which was edited by Delarivier Manley
, and published in 1700. She expressed some... |
| Wealth and Poverty | Penelope Aubin | A Mrs Aubin, probably PA
, received the profits from a benefit performance of Dryden
's The Spanish Friar at Lincoln's Inn Fields
. Highfill, Philip H. et al. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1973–1993. |
| Intertextuality and Influence | Jane Barker | JB
writes to one male friend (my Adopted Brother) on his approaching marriage, not to congratulate but to dissuade. Barker, Jane. Poetical Recreations. Benjamin Crayle, 1687. 11 |
| Textual Production | Jane Barker | The full title-page makes clear how this is not a novel as understood today: A Patch-Work Screen for the Ladies; or Love and Virtue Recommended: In a Collection of Instructive Novels. Related After a Manner... |
| Intertextuality and Influence | Henrietta Battier | HB
's mock epithalamium is a close parody of Dryden
's Alexander's Feast, and had the ROYAL Battier, Henrietta. Marriage Ode Royal. Sold at No. 17, Fade Street, 1795, 16 pp. title-page |
| Education | Sybille Bedford | The idea had been that Jack and Suzan Robbins should select a boarding school for Sibylle and have her to stay for the holidays. Instead, with the money provided by her family and trustees, they... |
| Performance of text | Aphra Behn | An amateur performance at Court of Dryden
's The Indian Emperor used a prologue which AB
included in her Covent Garden Drolery, but probably did not write. Mendelson, Sara Heller. The Mental World of Stuart Women: Three Studies. Harvester Press, 1987. 210n42 |
| Textual Production | Aphra Behn | AB
's comedy The Widdow Ranter; or, The History of Bacon
in Virginia, the first play to be set in British North America, had a posthumous performance at Drury Lane
which may have been... |
| Author summary | Aphra Behn | It is difficult to summarise AB
's immense and complex importance for the history of women's writing. Virginia Woolf
said she deserved from all women a tribute of flowers because she was the first to... |
Timeline
1658: Aurangzeb seized the Mughal (or Mogul) throne,...
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1658
Aurangzeb
seized the Mughal (or Mogul) throne, becoming Emperor of a territory including most of present-day India and parts of what are now other countries. His near fifty-year rule was less than half over at...
May 1660: John Dryden published Astræa Redux, a poem...
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May 1660
John Dryden
published Astræa Redux, a poem of welcome to the returning Charles II
; he followed it with other monarchist poems.
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.
5 February 1663: John Dryden's first play, The Wild Gallant,...
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5 February 1663
John Dryden
's first play, The Wild Gallant, a comedy, opened on stage.
Watson, George, and Ian Roy Wilson, editors. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. Cambridge University Press, 1969, 5 vols., http://U of A, HSS Ruth N Flr 1 Ref.
16 January 1664: The Indian Queen, the first heroic tragedy...
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16 January 1664
The Indian Queen, the first heroic tragedy on the English stage, by John Dryden
and Sir Robert Howard
, opened in London.
Dryden, John. “Biographical Table”. Dryden: Poetry, Prose and Plays, edited by Douglas Grant, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1952.
15
: John Dryden's The Indian Emperour (sequel...
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Spring 1665
John Dryden
's The Indian Emperour (sequel to The Indian Queen) was first performed in London.
Dryden, John. “Biographical Table”. Dryden: Poetry, Prose and Plays, edited by Douglas Grant, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1952.
15
3 June 1665: The English fleet defeated the Dutch in a...
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3 June 1665
The English fleet defeated the Dutch in a sea-battle fought close enough to shore for the cannonade to be heard in London; John Dryden
set the dialogue of An Essay of Dramatick Poesie (1667...
January or February 1667: John Dryden published his heroic, or epic,...
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January or February 1667
John Dryden
published his heroic, or epic, poem Annus Mirabilis.
Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.
2 March 1667: Dryden's Secret Love, or the Maiden Queen...
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2 March 1667
Dryden
's Secret Love, or the Maiden Queen had its first performance at Drury Lane Theatre
, with Nell Gwyn
in the cast and Samuel Pepys
, Charles II
, and the future James II
in the audience.
Pepys, Samuel. Diary. Editor Wheatley, Henry B., G. Bell and Sons, 1952, 8 vols.
6: 192-3
August 1667: John Dryden published An Essay of Dramatick...
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August 1667
John Dryden
published An Essay of Dramatick Poesie, bearing the title-page date of 1668.
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.
Johnson, Samuel. The Lives of the Poets. Editor Lonsdale, Roger, Clarendon Press, 2006, 4 vols.
2: 314n27
13 April 1668: Six days after the death of Sir William Davenant,...
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13 April 1668
Six days after the death of Sir William Davenant
, the Poet Laureate, John Dryden
was appointed to fill the position.
Johnson, Samuel. The Lives of the Poets. Editor Lonsdale, Roger, Clarendon Press, 2006, 4 vols.
2: 314n26
7 November 1670: The joint operatic adaptation of Shakespeare's...
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7 November 1670
The joint operatic adaptation of Shakespeare
's The Tempest by John Dryden
and the late Sir William Davenant
was first staged.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
1: 123
December 1671: The Rehearsal, containing Buckingham's merciless...
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December 1671
The Rehearsal, containing Buckingham
's merciless satirical portrait of Dryden
, finally reached the stage.
Polwhele, Elizabeth. “Introduction: A ’Lost’ Play and its Context”. The Frolicks, edited by Judith Milhous and Robert D. Hume, Cornell University Press, 1977, pp. 13-49.
32
By 17 November 1675: John Dryden's heroic tragedy Aureng-Zebe...
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By 17 November 1675
John Dryden
's heroic tragedy Aureng-Zebe had its first performance.
Watson, George, and Ian Roy Wilson, editors. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. Cambridge University Press, 1969, 5 vols., http://U of A, HSS Ruth N Flr 1 Ref.
Johnson, Samuel. The Lives of the Poets. Editor Lonsdale, Roger, Clarendon Press, 2006, 4 vols.
2: 321n75
12 December 1677: John Dryden's tragedy All for Love; or, The...
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12 December 1677
John Dryden
's tragedy All for Love; or, The World Well Lost (a blank-verse re-writing of Shakespeare
's Antony and Cleopatra) received its first known (perhaps not its first) performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
.
Watson, George, and Ian Roy Wilson, editors. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. Cambridge University Press, 1969, 5 vols., http://U of A, HSS Ruth N Flr 1 Ref.
Dryden, John. Dryden, Poetry, Prose and Plays. Editor Grant, Douglas, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1952.
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1680: John Dryden, with others, published a collaborative...
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1680
John Dryden
, with others, published a collaborative verse translation of Ovid
's Epistles (or Heroides).
Watson, George, and Ian Roy Wilson, editors. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. Cambridge University Press, 1969, 5 vols., http://U of A, HSS Ruth N Flr 1 Ref.
Texts
Dryden, John. Absalom and Achitophel. J. Tonson, 1681.
Dryden, John. All for Love. H. Herringman, 1678.
Dryden, John. Annus Mirabilis. H. Herringman, 1667.
Dryden, John. Astræa Redux. H. Herringman, 1660.
Dryden, John. Aureng-Zebe. H. Herringman, 1676.
Dryden, John. “Biographical Table”. Dryden: Poetry, Prose and Plays, edited by Douglas Grant, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1952.
Dryden, John. Dryden, Poetry, Prose and Plays. Editor Grant, Douglas, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1952.
Dryden, John. Mac Flecknoe. D. Green.
Dryden, John. Miscellany Poems. J. Tonson, 1684.
Dryden, John. Of Dramatick Poesie. H. Herringman, 1668.
Ovid,. Ovid’s Epistles. Translator Dryden, John, J. Tonson, 1680.
Dryden, John. Selected Poetry and Prose of John Dryden. Editor Miner, Earl, Modern Library College Editions, The Modern Library, 1985.
Dryden, John. The Letters of John Dryden: With Letters Addressed to Him. Editor Ward, Charles E., Duke University Press, 1942.
Juvenal, and Persius. The Satires of Decimus Junuis Juvenalis. Translator Dryden, John, J. Tonson, 1693.
Virgil,. The Works of Virgil. Translator Dryden, John, J. Tonson, 1697.