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Settle, Elkanah — (1648 1724) Born in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, he left Trinity College, Oxford, without graduating. The success of his rhymed verse tragedy, Cambyses, King of Persia (1666) acted at Lincoln s Inn Fields was used by Rochester (see Rochester, John … British and Irish poets
Settle, Elkanah — (1648 1724) Poet and dramatist, ed. at Oxf., was the author of a number of turgid dramas, now unreadable and unread, but which in their day were held to rival Dryden, who pilloried S. as Doeg in the second part of Absalom and Achitophel. S.… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Elkanah Settle — (January 1, 1648 ndash; February 12, 1724), was an English poet and playwright.He was born at Dunstable, and entered Trinity College, Oxford, in 1666, but left without taking a degree. His first tragedy, Cambyses, King of Persia , was produced at … Wikipedia
Settle (disambiguation) — Settle is a town in Yorkshire, England.Settle may also refer to:* Settle (furniture), a wooden bench * SETTLE (algorithm), a constraint algorithm * Settling, a chemical process * Settler, a person who migrates to a new area and resides… … Wikipedia
Settle — steht für: Settle (North Yorkshire), Stadt in North Yorkshire, Vereinigtes Königreich Settle Junction, stillgelegter Bahnhof, Beginn der Bahnstrecke Settle Carlisle Settle ist der Nachname folgender Personen: Elkanah Settle (1648 1724),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Restoration spectacular — The Restoration spectacular, or elaborately staged machine play , hit the London public stage in the late 17th century Restoration period, enthralling audiences with action, music, dance, moveable scenery, baroque illusionistic painting, gorgeous … Wikipedia
1673 in literature — The year 1673 in literature involved some significant events.Events*With the death of Sir Henry Herbert, Thomas Killigrew is appointed Master of the Revels. Killigrew and the King s Company revive Killigrew s The Parson s Wedding with an all… … Wikipedia
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
The Fairy-Queen — (Z.629) is a masque or semi opera by Henry Purcell; a Restoration spectacular [see: Judith Milhous, The Multimedia Spectacular on the Restoration Stage , British Theatre and the Other Arts, 1660 1800 , ed. Shirley Strum Kenny, Associated… … Wikipedia
