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Sir William Davenant (baptised 3 March 1606 – 7 April 1668), also spelled D'Avenant, was an English poet and playwright. Along with Thomas Killigrew , Davenant was one of the rare figures in English Renaissance theatre whose career spanned both the Caroline and Restoration eras and who was active both before and after the English ...
April 1668 in London) war ein englischer Schriftsteller und Theaterdirektor. William Davenant. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Literarisches Schaffen. 3 Werke. 4 Werkausgaben. 5 Literatur. 6 Weblinks. 7 Einzelnachweise. Leben. Davenant war der Sohn des Bürgermeisters von Oxford John Davenant und dessen Ehefrau Jane Shepherd.
3. Apr. 2024 · Sir William Davenant (born February 1606, Oxford, Eng.—died April 7, 1668, London) was an English poet, playwright, and theatre manager who was made poet laureate on the strength of such successes as The Witts (licensed 1634), a comedy; the masques The Temple of Love, Britannia Triumphans, and Luminalia; and a volume of poems ...
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16. Sept. 2018 · Learn about the life and work of William Davenant, a versatile playwright who wrote for different kinds of theaters before and after the Puritan ban on drama. Discover how he adapted Macbeth and other Shakespeare plays for the Restoration era audience.
28. Okt. 2022 · William Davenant (D’Avenant, D’avenant) spanned three major phases early-modern England – the late Renaissance, the Puritan Commonwealth, and the early Restoration – distinguishing himself as a poet and playwright as well as an active figure in military and political affairs.
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Home. Sir William Davenant. Poet. The poet Sir William Davenant (or D'Avenant) is buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. He was buried in the grave from which his Roundhead rival Thomas May had been ejected at the Restoration. His small white gravestone is now rather cracked and the inscription reads: O RARE S. WILLIAM DAVENANT.
Sir William Davenant was an English poet and playwright. There were also rumours about Davenant being a bastard son of William Shakespeare though they have not been proven. Early Life. Davenant was born in 1606 and (according to John Aubrey) Shakespeare was his godfather. Shakespeare died in 1616 when Davenant was 10 years old.
