Essays Tagged: "dramatist"

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

MIGUEL de CERVANTESMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra, born September 29, 1547, was a Spanish novelist, dramatist, and poet. Cervantes was the author of the novel Don Quixote, a masterpiece of world liter ...

(4 pages) 85 0 4.6 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

Shakespeare

ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was a great English playwright, dramatistand poet who lived during the late sixteenth and early seventeenthcenturies. Shakespeare is ... asons as to why William Shakespeare is sofamous. He is generally considered to be both the greatest dramatistthe world has ever known as well as the finest poet who has written inthe English language. ...

(3 pages) 78 0 4.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Biography of William Shakepeare

playwright in London. He joined the Lord Chamberlain's Men in 1594, working as a leading actor and dramatist. By 1599 this all-male company of experienced and talented players - no women appeared on ...

(2 pages) 70 1 4.3 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Shakespeare

ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was a great English playwright, dramatistand poet who lived during the late sixteenth and early seventeenthcenturies. Shakespeare is ... asons as to why William Shakespeare is sofamous. He is generally considered to be both the greatest dramatistthe world has ever known as well as the finest poet who has written inthe English language. ...

(3 pages) 56 0 4.0 Oct/1990

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

All you need to know about the Literature god we call "Shakespeare".

More is known about Shakespeare than any other professional dramatist of his time. Some of the established facts are detailed below and further information may ... hakespeare left Stratford for London, or what he was doing before becoming a professional actor and dramatist in the capital. There are various traditions and stories about the so-called 'lost years' ... rarum, 1572-c.1580.Shakespeare's reputation was established in London by 1592; in that year another dramatist, Robert Greene, was envious of his success and called him 'an upstart crow'. Shakespeare's ...

(6 pages) 183 1 3.7 Sep/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Shakespeare's life and accomplishments.

William Shakespeare was a great English playwright, dramatist and poet that lived in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Shakespeare is ... sons as to why William Shakespeare is so famous. He is generally considered to be both the greatest dramatist the world has ever known, as well as the finest poet who has written in the English langua ...

(3 pages) 84 0 1.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Short synopsis and author biography followed by an analysis on the use of aestheticism in the novel.

on November 30, 1900. Though he wrote only one novel, he composed other literary works and became a dramatist soon after The Picture of Dorian Gray was published. His plays include Lady Windemere's Fa ...

(6 pages) 122 0 4.4 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

the life of william shakespear

am (1564-1616), English playwright and poet, recognized in much of the world as the greatest of all dramatists. Hundreds of editions of his plays have been published, including translations in all maj ... ed author in history, and his plays have probably been performed more times than those of any other dramatist.There is no simple explanation for Shakespeare's unrivaled popularity, but he remains our ...

(2 pages) 78 2 4.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

Our Day Out Essay

deciding to return to full-time education. During this time, Willy Russell soon decided to become a dramatist whilst at St. Catherine's college. It was around this time when Willy Russell began writin ...

(12 pages) 92 1 4.6 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Why Shakespeare is a genius.

INTRODUCTIONWilliam Shakespeare is considered the greatest dramatist and poet the world has ever known. A natural poet whose work will last as long as nature b ...

(13 pages) 158 0 2.3 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Ben Jonson, "Still to Be Neat", "On My First Son", and "Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes".

Ben Jonson was a major dramatist and poet of the seventeenth century. However, very little is known about his early life. E ...

(4 pages) 63 0 3.7 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

William Shakespeare's life and works.

William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet and widely recognized as the greatest dramatist to ever live. His plays show a great knowledge of human behavior, shown through portrayal ... esented at the courts of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I more frequently than those of any other dramatist. He only risked falling out of royal favor once when his company performed a play at the ...

(4 pages) 80 0 1.8 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

William Shakespeare-brief biography and reasons for his enormous success.

William Shakespeare was a great English playwright, dramatist and poet who lived during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Shakespeare ... sons as to why William Shakespeare is so famous. He is generally considered to be both the greatest dramatist the world has ever known as well as the finest poet who has written in the English languag ...

(2 pages) 50 0 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

William Shakespeare.

William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was a great English playwright, dramatistand poet who lived during the late sixteenth and early seventeenthcenturies. Shakespeare is ... asons as to why William Shakespeare is sofamous. He is generally considered to be both the greatest dramatistthe world has ever known as well as the finest poet who has written inthe English language. ...

(3 pages) 68 1 4.5 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, this essay explains the story in great detail.

William Shakespeare was a great English playwright, dramatist and poet who lived during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Shakespeare ...

(6 pages) 63 0 2.8 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet

The Characterization of Medea in Euripides and Ovid

Heroides XII: Medea to Jason by OvidBoth Fifth century B.C. playwright Euripides and Roman poet and dramatist Ovid tell the story of Jason ditching Medea for another woman; however, they do not always ...

(6 pages) 105 0 4.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Comparison Shakespears plays: King Lear vs. Hamlet

William Shakespeare is probably the greatest dramatist of England. I think everyone has read one of his great plays or at least has seen one of t ...

(4 pages) 45 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Comedy and Tragedy in Alan Moore's "Watchmen"

a tragedy to he who feels and a comedy to he who thinks," was one of the main sentiments voiced by Dramatist Mark Cole--he tied it into irony and tried to illustrate how the same event, given a chang ...

(4 pages) 49 0 4.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

An analysis of the poetic techniques employed by Robert Herrick in his exploration of the concept of Carpe Diem

was one of the "Tribe of Ben", a group of poets who followed and were inspired by the works of the dramatist Ben Jonson. The Cavalier Poets were seen as followers of Ben Jonson because, in the words ...

(16 pages) 109 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Documented essay on "A Doll's House"

cond, thought to be merely possessions, "marital chattel," (Archer 223), William Archer, a Scottish dramatist and drama critic of the London stage in the late nineteenth century. Torva ...

(2 pages) 63 1 3.7 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers