Nahum Tate
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Nahum Tate was a 17th-century Irish poet, dramatist, and translator best known for serving as Poet Laureate of England and for his adaptations of Shakespearean plays.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nahum Tate canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
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dramatist ⓘ person ⓘ poet ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| birthName | Nahum Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | John Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
English literature
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biblical translation ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
adaptation
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drama ⓘ poetry ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Nahum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
adaptations of Shakespearean plays
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his adaptation of King Lear with a happy ending ⓘ serving as Poet Laureate of England ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Restoration literature ⓘ |
| name | Nahum Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Absalom and Achitophel (second part)
NERFINISHED
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Brutus of Alba NERFINISHED ⓘ Coriolanus (adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuckold’s Haven NERFINISHED ⓘ Injured Love NERFINISHED ⓘ New Version of the Psalms of David NERFINISHED ⓘ Panacea, a Poem upon Tea NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard II (adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ The History of King Lear NERFINISHED ⓘ The Island Princess (adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Loyal General NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mourning Muse of Alexis NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sicilian Usurper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
dramatist
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playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld |
Poet Laureate of England
NERFINISHED
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Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteTextFor | While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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