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Who is known for his scripture drama The Love of David and Fair Bathsabe?
Who is known for his scripture drama The Love of David and Fair Bathsabe?
Who is known for his Summers Last Will and Testament and The Unfortunate Traveller?
Who is known for his Summers Last Will and Testament and The Unfortunate Traveller?
Who was the leader of the University Wits?
Who was the leader of the University Wits?
Who were the University Wits?
Who were the University Wits?
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Which play is described as having a perfect charm of romantic humor?
Which play is described as having a perfect charm of romantic humor?
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Which writer flattered Queen Elizabeth I in his work 'The arraignment of Paris'?
Which writer flattered Queen Elizabeth I in his work 'The arraignment of Paris'?
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What style of prose did John Lyly write in?
What style of prose did John Lyly write in?
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What play was written by Robert Greene and Lodge that was a mixture of elements from moralities and modern Elizabethan satire?
What play was written by Robert Greene and Lodge that was a mixture of elements from moralities and modern Elizabethan satire?
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What did the University Wits pave the way for in English drama?
What did the University Wits pave the way for in English drama?
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Who wrote the euphuistic prose romance Rosalynde, which inspired Shakespeare's As You Like It?
Who wrote the euphuistic prose romance Rosalynde, which inspired Shakespeare's As You Like It?
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Which play by John Lyly is characterized by addressing Queen Elizabeth with delicate flattery?
Which play by John Lyly is characterized by addressing Queen Elizabeth with delicate flattery?
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Which two playwrights were influenced by Seneca?
Which two playwrights were influenced by Seneca?
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Study Notes
The University Wits
- A group of playwrights in the 1580s, educated at Oxford or Cambridge, who reformed English drama and paved the way for Shakespeare.
Robert Greene
- Wrote scripture drama "The Love of David and Fair Bathsabe" closely following the Bible record.
- Wrote "Edward I", turning to national history.
- Parodied romanticists in "The Old Wive's Tale", which has a perfect charm of romantic humour.
- Member of both universities.
Thomas Lodge
- Educated at Oxford.
- A facile writer, wrote two plays: "The Wounds of Civil War" and "A Looking Glass for London and England".
- Better known for euphuistic prose romance "Rosalynde", the source for Shakespeare's "As You Like It".
Thomas Nash
- Wrote "Summers Last Will and Testament" and "The Unfortunate Traveller".
Thomas Kyd and Marlowe
- Occupied a permanent place among Shakespeare's predecessors.
- Influenced by Seneca.
John Lyly
- Leader of the University Wits.
- Known for his series of witty comedies: "Campaspe", "Sapho and Phao", "Endymion", and "Midas".
- Addressed Elizabeth with delicate flattery in his plays.
- Pioneered the first elaboration of romantic sentiment.
- Wrote in Euphuistic prose, characterized by artificial structure and language, but refined in manner, witty and graceful.
- His plays made way for Shakespeare's "Love's Labour's Lost", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and "As You Like It".
George Peele
- Wrote the graceful pastoral "The arraignment of Paris", flattery to Elizabeth.
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Learn about 'The University Wits' who were 16th-century English playwrights with education from Oxford or Cambridge. Explore how they reformed and brought order to the chaotic English drama scene. Dive into the works of John Lyly, George Peele, Robert Greene, and more.
