All for love, or, The world well lost

Description:

Written in 1677, Dryden's heroic drama 'All For Love, or, The World Well Lost' is his best-known and most performed play. It is a tragedy written in blank verse and is an attempt on Dryden's part to reinvigorate serious drama. It is an acknowledged imitation of Shakespeare's 'Antony and Cleopatra', and focuses on the last hours of the lives of its hero and heroine.

subjects: British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author),  Drama,  History,  Queens,  Romans,  Generals,  English drama,  Plays,  Early works to 1800,  In literature,  Drama (dramatic works by one author),  Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, d. 30 B.C. -- Drama

People: Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (d. 30 B.C),  Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (d. 30 B.C.),  Marcus Antonius (83?-30 B.C.),  Marcus Antonius (83?-30 B.C),  Mark Antony (83?-30 B.C),  Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (-30 B.C),  Marcus Antonius (83 B.C.?-30 B.C)

Places: Egypt,  Rome

Times: 32-30 B.C.,  Civil War, 43-31 B.C.