Nicholas Rowe

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Nicholas Rowe was an English dramatist, poet, and editor best known for his tragedies and for producing an influential early edition of Shakespeare’s works.

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Nicholas Rowe canonical 2
Life of Nicholas Rowe 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English dramatist
Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
editor
person
playwright
poet
translator
child Charlotte Rowe NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1674-06-20
dateOfDeath 1718-12-06
educatedAt Westminster School
familyName Rowe NERFINISHED
genre drama
tragedy
givenName Nicholas
influenced 18th-century Shakespearean criticism
influencedBy William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
knownFor editing an early collected edition of William Shakespeare’s plays
producing the first critical edition of Shakespeare’s works
writing tragedies
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party NERFINISHED
movement Augustan literature NERFINISHED
notableWork Lucan’s Pharsalia (translation) NERFINISHED
Tamerlane NERFINISHED
The Ambitious Stepmother NERFINISHED
The Biter NERFINISHED
The Fair Penitent NERFINISHED
The Royal Convert NERFINISHED
The Tragedy of Jane Shore NERFINISHED
The Tragedy of Lady Jane Grey NERFINISHED
The Works of Mr. William Shakespear (1709 edition) NERFINISHED
Ulysses NERFINISHED
occupation dramatist
editor
playwright
poet
translator
placeOfBirth Bedfordshire NERFINISHED
Little Barford NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial Westminster Abbey NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Clerk of the Council to the Prince of Denmark
Clerk of the Presentations
Poet Laureate of Great Britain NERFINISHED
Surveyor of the Customs of the Port of London
Under-Secretary of State NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Anne Devenish NERFINISHED
Charlotte Fane NERFINISHED
studiedUnder Francis Atterbury NERFINISHED

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Bernard Lintot associatedWith Nicholas Rowe
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets hasPart Nicholas Rowe
this entity surface form: Life of Nicholas Rowe