The Coronation

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The Coronation is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his royalist tragicomedies written for the pre-Restoration theatre.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Caroline-era play
stage play
tragicomedy
associatedWithMonarch Charles I of England
author James Shirley
centuryOfOrigin 17th century
countryOfOrigin England
firstPerformedInPeriod Caroline era
genre tragicomedy
hasDramatist James Shirley
hasHistoricalContext English Civil War period (background)
hasStructure five-act play
hasStyle royalist drama
hasSubgenre romantic tragicomedy
hasSubject court politics
monarchy
literaryForm drama
literaryMovement Caroline era
originalLanguage English
partOf pre-Restoration English drama
performedIn London, England
surface form: London
politicalAlignment royalist
theatricalTradition pre-Restoration theatre
writtenBy James Shirley

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James Shirley notableWork The Coronation