LITERATURE QUESTIONS
EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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Ted Hughes
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John Masefield
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John Dryden
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William Wordsworth
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 13 April 1668 John Dryden (1631–1700) was appointed England’s first official Poet Laureate.
Detailed explanation-2: -John Dryden was appointed Poet Laureate in 1668 by Charles II and there has been an unbroken line of Poet Laureates ever since. However, a number of poets were appointed as Laureate before that. These include Geoffrey Chaucer, John Skelton, and Ben Jonson.
Detailed explanation-3: -The origins of the laureateship date back to 1616 when a pension was provided to Ben Jonson, but the first official holder of the position was John Dryden, appointed in 1668 by Charles II.
Detailed explanation-4: -John Dryden (/ˈdraɪdən/; 19 August [O.S. 9 August] 1631 – 12 May [O.S. 1 May] 1700) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England’s first Poet Laureate.
Detailed explanation-5: -Robert Penn Warren, the 80-year-old poet, novelist and essayist, was designated today as this country’s first official Poet Laureate.