Q: In which year did Dryden die?
a) 1800
b) 1700
c) 1900
d) 1600
Correct answer: b) 1700
John Dryden
The English author John Dryden is best known as a poet and critic. He also wrote almost 30 plays and was one of the great dramatists of his time. He was born on August 9, 1631, in Aldwinckle, Northamptonshire. When Dryden was 15 years old, he was sent to London to Westminster School to study under the celebrated headmaster Dr Richard Busby was known both for his rigorous discipline and for his ability to instil in his students' knowledge of Latin and Greek. He produced several plays—Don Sebastian (1689), Amphitryon (1690), and Cleomenes (1690)—none of which were notably successful. His greatest translations were probably the Satires of Juvenal and Persius (1692), the Works of Virgil (1697), and the Fables (1700). He was the first English author to earn a living by his writing. Dryden died on 1st May 1700.
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