English Renaissance drama
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English Renaissance drama is a period of theatrical writing in England, roughly from the late 16th to early 17th centuries, marked by playwrights like William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Ben Jonson and characterized by rich poetic language and complex exploration of human nature and politics.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Shakespearean theatre | 0 | 3 |
| Elizabethan theatre | 0 | 2 |
| English Renaissance theatre | 0 | 2 |
| Jacobean theatre | 0 | 2 |
| Elizabethan and Jacobean drama | 0 | 1 |
| Shakespearean history plays | 0 | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic tradition
→
literary period → theatrical movement → |
| alsoKnownAs |
English Renaissance drama
→
surface form:
Elizabethan and Jacobean drama
early modern English drama → |
| audience |
court audiences
→
public theatre audiences → |
| characteristic |
complex characterization
→
exploration of human nature → exploration of politics and power → mixing of high and low styles → rich poetic language → use of blank verse → use of soliloquies and asides → |
| country | England → |
| endedBy | closure of the theatres in 1642 → |
| endTime | early 17th century → |
| historicalContext |
reign of Charles I of England
→
reign of Elizabeth I of England → reign of James I of England → |
| influenced |
Restoration drama
→
modern English-language theatre → world drama and literature → |
| influencedBy |
Italian Renaissance drama
→
classical Greek drama → classical Roman drama → medieval morality plays → medieval mystery plays → |
| language | Early Modern English → |
| mainLocation |
London, England
→
surface form:
London
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| majorVenue |
Blackfriars Theatre
→
The Globe Theatre → The Rose Theatre → Swan Theatre →
surface form:
The Swan Theatre
|
| notablePlaywright |
Ben Jonson
→
Christopher Marlowe → Francis Beaumont → Ben Jonson →
surface form:
George Chapman
John Fletcher → John Ford → John Marston → John Webster → Philip Massinger → Thomas Dekker → Thomas Kyd → Thomas Middleton → William Shakespeare → |
| partOf |
English Renaissance
→
Renaissance literature → |
| relatedMovement |
Caroline theatre
→
English Renaissance drama self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Elizabethan theatre
English Renaissance drama self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Jacobean theatre
|
| startTime | late 16th century → |
| theatricalForm |
city comedy
→
comedy → history play → morality play (late form) → revenge tragedy → tragedy → tragicomedy → |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Elizabethan and Jacobean drama
this entity surface form:
English Renaissance theatre
this entity surface form:
Shakespearean theatre
this entity surface form:
Shakespearean history plays
this entity surface form:
English Renaissance theatre
this entity surface form:
Elizabethan theatre
this entity surface form:
Jacobean theatre
this entity surface form:
Elizabethan theatre
this entity surface form:
Jacobean theatre
this entity surface form:
Shakespearean theatre
subject surface form:
Baron Olivier
this entity surface form:
Shakespearean theatre