A True Reportory of the Wracke, and Redemption of Sir Thomas Gates Knight
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"A True Reportory of the Wracke, and Redemption of Sir Thomas Gates Knight" is William Strachey’s early 17th-century eyewitness account of a shipwreck in the Bermudas that is often cited as a key source for Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest."
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
early modern English text
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eyewitness account ⓘ prose work ⓘ travel narrative ⓘ |
| alternateTitle |
A True Reportory of the Wracke, and Redemption of Sir Thomas Gates Knight
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surface form:
A True Reportory of the Wrack, and Redemption of Sir Thomas Gates, Knight
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| associatedWith |
Bermuda literature
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Virginia Company propaganda ⓘ |
| author | William Strachey ⓘ |
| century | 17th century ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Virginia Company of London ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1610 ⓘ |
| describes |
building of new vessels in Bermuda
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storm at sea ⓘ survival on a remote island ⓘ |
| describesEvent | Sea Venture shipwreck ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1625 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Purchas his Pilgrimes
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surface form:
Samuel Purchas’s Purchas His Pilgrimes
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| form | epistolary account ⓘ |
| genre |
colonial literature
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historical narrative ⓘ letter ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early English colonization of Virginia ⓘ |
| influenced | The Tempest ⓘ |
| influenceOn | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| isOftenCitedAs | key source for Shakespeare’s The Tempest ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Stuart period
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surface form:
Jacobean era
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| mainCharacter | Sir Thomas Gates ⓘ |
| mentionsPerson |
George Somers
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surface form:
Sir George Somers
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| mentionsPlace |
Jamestown
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| narrator | William Strachey ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Jamestown settlement
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surface form:
Jamestown colony
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| setting |
Atlantic Ocean
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Bermuda (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form:
Bermuda
voyage from England to Virginia ⓘ |
| subject |
Sir Thomas Gates
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shipwreck in the Bermudas ⓘ voyage to Virginia ⓘ |
| theme |
colonial enterprise
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divine providence ⓘ maritime danger ⓘ redemption and deliverance ⓘ |
| timeOfEvents | 1609–1610 ⓘ |
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A True Reportory of the Wracke, and Redemption of Sir Thomas Gates Knight
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A True Reportory of the Wracke, and Redemption of Sir Thomas Gates Knight
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this entity surface form:
A True Reportory of the Wrack, and Redemption of Sir Thomas Gates, Knight