John Dryden 
The Works of John Dryden, Volume I 
Poems, 1649-1680

This volume contains the poems of Dryden extending from 1649 to 1680. Along with the poems of Dryden and associated extensive commentaries and textual notes from the editors, this volume contains the dramatic prologues and epilogues Dryden wrote for the plays of other writers from this period of time.

About the author

John Dryden was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668. Edward Niles Hooker was Professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles. H. T. Swedenberg, Jr. was Professor Emeritus of English at the University of California, Los Angeles.