Sir William Davenant
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Sir William Davenant was a 17th-century English poet, playwright, and theatre manager, noted for his innovations in Restoration drama and for succeeding Ben Jonson as Poet Laureate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir William Davenant canonical | 1 |
| William Davenant | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dramatist
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human ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ theatre manager ⓘ |
| allegiance | Royalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sir William Davenant
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William D'Avenant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Charles I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | William Davenant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Poets' Corner
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Westminster Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1606-02-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1668-04-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Lincoln College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Duke of Richmond and Lennox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| father | John Davenant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Ben Jonson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Duke's Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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epic poetry ⓘ tragedy ⓘ tragicomedy ⓘ |
| hasTitle | knight bachelor ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ben Jonson
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William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early use of actresses on the English public stage
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innovations in Restoration drama ⓘ introducing moveable scenery to the English stage ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| managed | Duke's Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Jane Shepherd Davenant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Restoration drama ⓘ |
| name | William Davenant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea | development of English opera-like musical drama ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gondibert
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Love and Honour NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cruel Brother NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fair Favorite NERFINISHED ⓘ The Law Against Lovers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man's the Master NERFINISHED ⓘ The Platonick Lovers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rivals NERFINISHED ⓘ The Siege NERFINISHED ⓘ The Siege of Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Unfortunate Lovers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
librettist
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playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ theatre manager ⓘ |
| operated |
Dorset Garden Theatre
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Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn | English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Henrietta Maria of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Oxford
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Oxfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld | Poet Laureate of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedPardonFrom | Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | John Davenant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| wasImprisoned | Tower of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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William Davenant