George Peele

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George Peele was an English dramatist and poet of the late 16th century, known for his contributions to Elizabethan drama and pastoral and historical plays.

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George Peele canonical 3

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instanceOf English dramatist ⓘ
person ⓘ
poet ⓘ
activeIn London theatre scene ⓘ
associatedWith University Wits ⓘ
contributedTo development of English historical drama ⓘ
development of English pastoral drama ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ
era Elizabethan era ⓘ
linked to: English Renaissance
fieldOfWork English poetry ⓘ
Renaissance drama ⓘ
floruit late 16th century ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
historical play ⓘ
pastoral drama ⓘ
hasSubject English history ⓘ
biblical history ⓘ
classical mythology ⓘ
hasWorkInGenre chronicle history play ⓘ
mythological pastoral play ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ
influenced later English dramatists ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement Elizabethan literature ⓘ
linked to: English Renaissance
notableWork A Farewell to Arms ⓘ
Edward I ⓘ
linked to: Edward I of England

Polyhymnia ⓘ
The Arraignment of Paris ⓘ
The Battle of Alcazar ⓘ
The Love of King David and fair Bethsabe ⓘ
The Old Wives' Tale ⓘ
occupation playwright ⓘ
poet ⓘ
partOf Elizabethan theatre ⓘ
style ornate poetic language ⓘ
use of pageantry and spectacle ⓘ
wrote A Farewell to Arms ⓘ
Edward I ⓘ
linked to: Edward I of England

Polyhymnia ⓘ
The Arraignment of Paris ⓘ
The Battle of Alcazar ⓘ
The Love of King David and fair Bethsabe ⓘ
The Old Wives' Tale ⓘ

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Peele → hasNotableBearer → George Peele ⓘ
University Wits → member → George Peele ⓘ