- Includes a biographical essay placing Dryden’s work within the context of his life and timesJohn Dryden (1631-1700) is one of the greatest poets of the English language. Author of numerous original masterpieces, including Absalom and Achitophel, he is also perhaps the greatest translator of verse into English. He produced a monumental edition of Virgil’s complete works, as well as translations from Ovid, Horace, Theocritus, and Chaucer.Lexicos Publishing is proud to present, for the first time in ebook format, the definitive edition of his complete poetical works. It includes unabridged editions of all of his poetry, including the translations. The Aeneid is here, along with Virgil’s other works, the Eclogues and the Georgics, which appear for the first time in electronic format. The edition has been meticulously edited and formatted for Kindle. It includes an active table of contents and is fully searchable.