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Which of John Dryden’s later plays succeeded with help from Henry Purcell’s music?

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Poet John Dryden — John Dryden John Dryden, oil painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1693; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

John Dryden’s later play Amphitryon (1690) achieved success with the assistance of music composed by Henry Purcell. Additionally, Dryden and Purcell collaborated on the dramatic opera King Arthur (1691), which was also a success.12