ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -John Dryden is considered by many to be the quintessential Restoration writer; he was one of the most prolific of the time. He curried favor with Charles II and after the publication of his longest poem, Annus Mirabilis (1667), was named Poet Laureate in 1668.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dryden the poet is best known today as a satirist, although he wrote only two great original satires: Mac Flecknoe (1682) and The Medall (1682). His most famous poem, Absalom and Achitophel (1681) contains several brilliant satiric portraits. But unlike satire, it comes to a final, tragic resolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -John Dryden He is, by far, the most important literary figure of the period. Not only was he a prolific writer who worked in a bunch of different genres including poetry, drama, and prose, but also he set the bar in terms of literary standards for the period.