James Shirley
Playwright, Author
1596 – 1666
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Who was James Shirley?
James Shirley was an English dramatist.
He belonged to the great period of English dramatic literature, but, in Lamb's words, he "claims a place among the worthies of this period, not so much for any transcendent genius in himself, as that he was the last of a great race, all of whom spoke nearly the same language and had a set of moral feelings and notions in common." His career of play writing extended from 1625 to the suppression of stage plays by Parliament in 1642.
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- Born
- Sep 18, 1596
London - Also known as
- Ширли, Джеймс
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Education
- St Catharine's College, Cambridge
- Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
- Died
- Oct 29, 1666
London - Resting place
- St Giles in the Fields
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on July 23, 2013
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