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where the inscription on his tablet reads "O rare Sir William Davenant." It has been noted that the original inscription on Ben Jonson's tablet, which was already removed by the time Davenant died, was "O Rare Ben," which was the name Shakespeare supposedly had for Jonson. "O Rare" is a play on the
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Mr. William Shakespeare was wont to go into Warwickshire once a year, and did commonly in his journey lie at this house in Oxon, where he was exceedingly respected... Now Sir William would sometimes, when he was pleasant over a glass of wine with his most intimate friends--e.g. Sam Butler, author
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after the death of Cromwell. He was, however, released the same year, and left once more for France. When Charles II was restored to the throne, Davenant returned to England. The Restoration also led to the re-opening of theatres, which had been closed due to the influence of the puritans under
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of Hudibras, etc., say, that it seemed to him that he writ with the very spirit that did Shakespeare, and seemed contented enough to be thought his Son. He would tell them the story as above, in which way his mother had a very light report, whereby she was called a Whore.
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Nine of his works, though they were previously licensed or produced in London during his life as were all of his plays, were finally published in print posthumously. Several of these were included in
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at Rutland House in 1656 is considered to be the first performance of an English opera, and also included England's first known professional actress, Mrs Coleman.
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The Royal Licensing of London Theatres in the Seventeenth Century - a history of the Killigrew and Davenant Patents granted by Charles II
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It has been suggested that Davenant simply meant that he saw himself as a literary son of Shakespeare, in the same way that followers of
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The Later Jacobean and Caroline Dramatists: A Survey and Bibliography of Recent Studies in English Renaissance Drama
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from 1660 until his death in 1668. Among his more successful productions were some Shakespeare plays, including:
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London, King Charles his Augusta, or, City Royal, of the founders, the names, and oldest honours of that City
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Cromwell. In 1660, he is publicly recorded as being one of the two theatrical patentees, along with
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Davenant once again found himself in legal trouble in 1659, when he was imprisoned for his part in
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He headed the Duke of York's Men and produced highly successful theatrical seasons at
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The Age of Milton: An Encyclopedia of Major 17th-century British and American Authors
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1660: "Poem, Upon His Sacred Majesties Most Happy Return to His Dominions", on the
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Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 09: January/February/March 1660–61 by Samuel Pepys
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Title page engraving of Davenant from his collected works, after a portrait by
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Yeomen, Citizens, Gentlemen, and Players: The Burbages and Their Connections
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The Realms of Apollo: Literature and Healing in Seventeenth-century England
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masque, with Inigo Jones (licensed 6 February 1638; printed 1638)
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1660: "A Panegyric to his Excellency the Lord General Monck", to
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He died in London on 7 April 1668, shortly after his final play,
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Davenant is believed to have been born in late February, 1606 in
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1663: "Poem, to the King’s most sacred Majesty", to Charles II
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comedy (performed ca. August 1663; printed 1673); includes
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Revisions, adaptations and other productions for the stage
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The complete text of Davenant and Dryden's adaptation of
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in 1673, which was copied from Davenant's own originals.
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masque (performed 23 or 24 February 1636; printed 1636)
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a "disputation" (performed 23 May 1656; printed 1657)
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tragicomedy (licensed 17 November 1638; printed 1673)
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tragicomedy (performed September 1656; printed 1656)
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Metaphysical Lyrics & Poems of the 17th century
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(1975). 664:comedy (licensed 30 March 1639; printed 1673) 590:comedy (licensed 1 August 1635; printed 1673) 985:, University of Delaware Press, 1995, p.109. 955:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 1483:People convicted of treason against England 1177:The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900 445:A Discourse upon Gondibert, an heroick poem 1251: 1237: 1073: 260:In 1645, after the Royalist defeat at the 103:, Davenant was one of the rare figures in 1012: 1003:, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004, p.104 572:(licensed 20 November 1634: printed 1649) 1065:(Lewiston NY, Edwin Mellen Press, 2017). 215: 1463:English male dramatists and playwrights 952:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 949:Edmond, Mary. "Davenant, Sir William". 939:, Palgrave Macmillan, 1 May 1999, p.61. 826:(c. 1664; printed 1668), a revision of 700:history (performed 1658–9; printed1659) 621:(licensed 8 January 1638; printed 1638) 388:, was first performed. 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Title page engraving of Davenant from his collected works, after a portrait by John Greenhill
John Greenhill
Oxford
Stuart period
Restoration era
Thomas Killigrew
English Renaissance theatre
Caroline
Restoration
English Civil War
Interregnum
Oxford
godfather
William Shakespeare
John Aubrey
Stratford-upon-Avon
Samuel Butler
Ben Jonson
Sons of Ben
Samuel Schoenbaum
In Remembrance of Master Shakespeare
Lincoln College, Oxford
venereal disease
syphilis
Thomas Cademan
John Greenhill

Gondibert
Ben Jonson
Poet Laureate

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