James Shirley

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dramatist person playwright poet

James Shirley was a prominent English dramatist of the early 17th century, best known for his Caroline-era plays written just before the closing of the theatres in 1642.

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James Shirley's dramatic works 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatist ⓘ
person ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
poet ⓘ
activeInPeriod Caroline era ⓘ
early 17th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
describedAs prominent English dramatist of the Caroline era ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
familyName Shirley ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
tragicomedy ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement Stuart period ⓘ
surface form: Caroline era

English Renaissance drama ⓘ
name James Shirley self-link ⓘ
notableEvent closure of English theatres in 1642 ⓘ
notableWork Hyde Park ⓘ
Love's Cruelty ⓘ
Saint Patrick ⓘ
surface form: St. Patrick for Ireland

The Bird in a Cage ⓘ
The Brothers ⓘ
The Cardinal ⓘ
The Constant Maid ⓘ
The Coronation ⓘ
The Doubtful Heir ⓘ
The Example ⓘ
The Gamester ⓘ
The Gentleman of Venice ⓘ
The Grateful Servant ⓘ
The Humorous Courtier ⓘ
The Imposture ⓘ
The Lady of Pleasure ⓘ
The Maid's Revenge ⓘ
The Opportunity ⓘ
The Politician ⓘ
The Royal Master ⓘ
The Sisters ⓘ
The Traitor ⓘ
The Triumph of Peace ⓘ
The Wedding ⓘ
The Witty Fair One ⓘ
The Young Admiral ⓘ
occupation dramatist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
poet ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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The Triumph of Peace → playwright → James Shirley ⓘ
The Example → workOf → James Shirley ⓘ
The Grateful Servant → workOf → James Shirley ⓘ
The Lady of Pleasure → workOf → James Shirley ⓘ
The Sisters → workOf → James Shirley ⓘ
The Traitor → workOf → James Shirley ⓘ
The Bird in a Cage → workOfAuthor → James Shirley ⓘ
Hyde Park → writer → James Shirley ⓘ
The Bird in a Cage → writtenBy → James Shirley ⓘ
The Constant Maid → writtenBy → James Shirley ⓘ
The Coronation → writtenBy → James Shirley ⓘ
The Example → writtenBy → James Shirley ⓘ
The Maid's Revenge → writtenBy → James Shirley ⓘ
The Opportunity → writtenBy → James Shirley ⓘ
The Politician → writtenBy → James Shirley ⓘ
The Wedding → writtenBy → James Shirley ⓘ
The Young Admiral → writtenBy → James Shirley ⓘ