Dryden, John (1631-1700) - English poet and dramatist who was perhaps the
greatest literary figure during the Restoration. Dryden is recognized in
many respects as being the creator of both modern verse and modern prose.
All for Love; or, The World Well Lost (1678) - A tragedy written in blank
verse. This is Dryden's version of the well-known story of Mark Antony and
his fatal attraction to Cleopatra, and is similar in plot to Shakespeare's
"Antony and Cleopatra."
