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Tom o' Bedlam — is the name of a critically acclaimed Part of the fascination of the Popular Ballads is their anonymity. Not even the best among them is quite of the eminence of the greatest anonymous lyrics in the language, Tom O Bedlam , first discovered in a… … Wikipedia
Thomas d'Urfey — (Tom Durfey) (1653 26 February 1723), was an English writer and wit. He composed plays, songs, and poetry, in addition to writing jokes. He was an important innovator and contributor in the evolution of the Ballad opera. , and in all layers of… … Wikipedia
Thomas d'Urfey — (Tom Durfey) (1653 26 de febrero de 1723), fue un escritor inglés. Compuso obras de teatro, canciones, poesía, chistes. Fue un importante innovador y contribuidor en la evolución de la ópera de baladas. Su obra más conocida es Wit and Mirth, or… … Wikipedia Español
D'Urfey, Thomas — (1653 1723) Generally known as Tom Durfey, he was born at Exeter, of Huguenot descent, and remained a Protestant until he died. He was writing in the reigns of four monarchs: Charles II, James II, William and Mary, and Queen Anne. His output… … British and Irish poets
D'Urfey — (spr. dörfĭ), Tom, engl. Dramen und Liederdichter, geb. 1653 in Exeter als Sprößling einer alten Protestantenfamilie, gest. 26. Febr. 1723, widmete sich den Rechtsstudien, trieb aber mit größerm Eifer schöne Wissenschaften, schrieb Schauspiele,… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Augustan prose — is somewhat ill defined, as the definition of Augustan relies primarily upon changes in taste in poetry. However, the general time represented by Augustan literature saw a rise in prose writing as high literature. The essay, satire, and dialogue… … Wikipedia
Literatura augusta — Retrato de la reina Ana de Inglaterra, grabado coloreado de un atlas encargado por Augusto el Fuerte, Duque de Sajonia, 1706 1710 … Wikipedia Español
Augustan literature — is a style of English literature produced during the reigns of Queen Anne, King George I, and George II in the first half of the 18th century, ending in the 1740s with the deaths of Pope and Swift (1744 and 1745, respectively). It is a literary… … Wikipedia
Sátira augusta — Jonathan Swift, principal autor satírico del siglo XVIII inglés. La sátira augusta es un género literario que dominó en la Inglaterra del siglo XVIII, afectando a todas las manifestaciones literarios e incluso a la música. Tan omnipresente y… … Wikipedia Español
Prosa augusta — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La prosa augusta es aquella narrativa escrita durante el llamado periodo augusto de Gran Bretaña, y equivale a prosa neoclásica o del siglo XVIII. El término augusto se ha aplicado sobre todo a cambios de gusto en… … Wikipedia Español
