University Wits
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University Wits were a group of late 16th-century English playwrights and pamphleteers, educated at Oxford or Cambridge, who significantly shaped the development of Elizabethan drama before and alongside Shakespeare.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| University Wits canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
group of writers
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literary movement ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
Elizabethan era
NERFINISHED
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late 16th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
London theatre scene
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public playhouses in London ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of English Renaissance theatre ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| criticalReception | recognized as forerunners of Shakespearean drama ⓘ |
| culturalMovement | English humanism ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| field |
drama
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pamphleteering ⓘ playwriting ⓘ |
| genre |
Elizabethan drama
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satirical pamphlets ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
blend of classical learning and popular appeal
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often bohemian lifestyles ⓘ university-educated authors ⓘ |
| historicalContext | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
William Shakespeare
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later Jacobean dramatists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elevating vernacular drama
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linking humanist education with popular theatre ⓘ professionalization of playwriting in England ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | England ⓘ |
| member |
Christopher Marlowe
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George Peele NERFINISHED ⓘ John Lyly NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Kyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Lodge NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Nashe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementRole | pioneers of Elizabethan drama ⓘ |
| notableWorkArea |
history plays
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romantic comedy ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| overlapsWith | early career of William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| preceded | mature works of William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| stylisticFeature |
heroic themes
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rhetorical elaboration ⓘ use of blank verse ⓘ |
| timeframeEnd | circa 1590s ⓘ |
| timeframeStart | circa 1580s ⓘ |
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