English Renaissance drama

E19686
dramatic tradition literary period theatrical movement

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.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
English Renaissance theatre 18
Elizabethan drama 13
Shakespearean theatre 9

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
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 (68)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James Shirley → movement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
English Renaissance drama → alsoKnownAs → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elizabethan and Jacobean drama
English Renaissance drama → relatedMovement → English Renaissance drama self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elizabethan theatre
English Renaissance drama → relatedMovement → English Renaissance drama self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jacobean theatre
The Politician → literaryMovement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
William Shakespeare → movement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elizabethan theatre
William Shakespeare → movement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jacobean theatre
The Bird in a Cage → literaryMovement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Renaissance theatre
The Constant Maid → dramaticTradition → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Renaissance theatre
Love's Cruelty → literaryMovement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
Life peerage (Baron Olivier) → titleHolderNotableWorkField → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
subject surface form: Baron Olivier
this entity surface form: Shakespearean theatre
Tudor chroniclers → influenced → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shakespearean history plays
Barbara Gaines → fieldOfWork → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shakespearean theatre
The Dresser → subjectMatter → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shakespearean theatre
Inns of Court masques → relatedTo → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Renaissance theatre
Queen Henrietta's Men → theatricalTradition → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Renaissance theatre
Paul Scofield → theatreTradition → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shakespearean theatre
Thomas Dekker → movement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jacobean drama
John Marston → movement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Renaissance theatre
John Marston → movement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elizabethan drama
Hamlet → literaryMovement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elizabethan drama
The Merchant of Venice → literaryMovement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elizabethan drama
As You Like It → literaryMovement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elizabethan drama
Harriet Walter → fieldOfWork → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shakespearean theatre
Antony and Cleopatra → literaryMovement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elizabethan and Jacobean drama
Caroline theatre → culturalContext → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Renaissance theatre
John Ford → movement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jacobean drama
Macbeth → literaryMovement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elizabethan drama
Macbeth → literaryMovement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jacobean drama
Anthony Quayle → hasGenre → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shakespearean theatre
Thomas Kyd → movement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elizabethan theatre
John Webster → movement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jacobean theatre
John Webster → movement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
Thomas Middleton → movement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Renaissance theatre
Francis Beaumont → movement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Renaissance theatre
John Fletcher → movement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Renaissance theatre
Philip Massinger → movement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jacobean theatre
Delia Bacon → mainInterest → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elizabethan drama
George Chapman → associatedWith → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elizabethan theatre
George Chapman → associatedWith → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jacobean theatre
Volpone → literaryMovement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jacobean drama
Tamburlaine → movement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Renaissance theatre
"Götz von Berlichingen" → influencedBy → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
subject surface form: Götz von Berlichingen
this entity surface form: Shakespearean drama
Beaumont and Fletcher → movement → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Renaissance theatre
Alexander Lester → performedIn → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shakespearean theatre
Dogberry → relatedWork → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Renaissance theatre
Dogberry → literaryPeriod → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elizabethan drama
London theatre → influencedBy → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elizabethan theatre
Mistress Ford → firstPerformanceContext → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Renaissance theatre
Mistress Page → literaryPeriod → English Renaissance drama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elizabethan drama