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Lodowick Carlell
Lodowick Carlell (1602–1675), also Carliell or Carlile, was a seventeenth-century English playwright, was active mainly during the Caroline era and the Commonwealth period. Courtier Carlell's ancestry was Scottish. He was the son of Herbert Carlell of Bridekirk in Dumfriesshire, and the third of four brothers. He was not educated at university, though he did produce translations from French and Spanish during his lifetime; he probably had the informal though not always contemptible education of a courtier, which he was from about the age of 15. In his extra-literary life, Carlell was a courtier and royal functionary; he held the offices of Gentleman of the Bows to King Charles I, and Groom to the King and Queen's Privy Chamber. He was also Keeper of the Great Forest at Richmond Park. In the latter post, he assisted the King in his frequent hunts, and throughout the 1630s he lived in the Park at Petersham Lodge. In this same period he accomplished most of his dramatic author ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Carlile
Joan Carlile or Carlell or Carliell (c. 1606–1679), was an English portrait painter. She was one of the first British women known to practise painting professionally. Before Carlile, known professional female painters working in Britain were born elsewhere in Europe, principally the Low Countries. Biography Joan Carlile was born as Joan Palmer, the daughter of William Palmer, an official in the Royal Parks of London, Royal Parks and his wife, Mary. Carlile copied the works of Italian masters and reproduced them in Portrait miniature, miniature. She was also an accomplished painter in her own right. In July 1626 she married Lodowick Carlell, Lodowick Carlell or Carlile, Gentleman of the Bows to Charles I of England, Charles I and a poet and dramatist, who, as keeper/deputy ranger at Richmond Park during the English Commonwealth, Commonwealth period, had accommodation at Petersham Lodge, where they lived from 1637 to 1663. The couple moved to Covent Garden in 1654 but returne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Henrietta's Men
Queen Henrietta's Men was an important playing company or troupe of actors of the Caroline era in London, England. At their peak of popularity, Queen Henrietta's Men were the second leading troupe of the day, after only the King's Men. Beginnings The company was formed in 1625, at the start of the reign of King Charles I of England, by theatrical impresario Christopher Beeston under royal patronage of the new queen, Henrietta Maria. They were sometimes called the Queen's Majesty's Comedians or other variations on their name. The company was founded after an eight-month closure of the London theatres due to bubonic plague (March to October, 1625). The Lady Elizabeth's Men, then called the Queen of Bohemia's Men, had been resident at Beeston's Cockpit Theatre up to the plague closing, and provided the foundation of the new organization. Success Theatre manager Beeston had had several different companies acting in his Cockpit Theatre since opening it in 1617; it was with Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tragedy
A tragedy is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a tragic hero, main character or cast of characters. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy is to invoke an accompanying catharsis, or a "pain [that] awakens pleasure,” for the audience. While many cultures have developed forms that provoke this paradoxical response, the term ''tragedy'' often refers to a specific Poetic tradition, tradition of drama that has played a unique and important role historically in the self-definition of Western culture, Western civilization. That tradition has been multiple and discontinuous, yet the term has often been used to invoke a powerful effect of cultural identity and historical continuity—"the Classical Athens, Greeks and the Elizabethan era, Elizabethans, in one cultural form; Hellenistic civilization, Hellenes and Christians, in a common activity," as Raymond Williams puts it. Originating in the theatre of ancient Greece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Corneille
Pierre Corneille (; ; 6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great 17th-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. As a young man, he earned the valuable patronage of Cardinal Richelieu, who was trying to promote classical tragedy along formal lines, but later quarrelled with him, especially over his best-known play, '' Le Cid'', about a medieval Spanish warrior, which was denounced by the newly formed for breaching the unities. He continued to write well-received tragedies for nearly forty years. Biography Early years Corneille was born in Rouen, Normandy, France, to Marthe Le Pesant and Pierre Corneille, a distinguished lawyer. His younger brother, Thomas Corneille, also became a noted playwright. He was given a rigorous Jesuit education at the ''Collège de Bourbon'' ( Lycée Pierre-Corneille since 1873), where acting on the stage was part of the training. At 18 he began to study law, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1647 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1647. Events *Summer – Thomas Hobbes gives up his work as mathematics tutor to the future Charles II of England because of a serious illness. * October 6 – London authorities raid the Salisbury Court Theatre, breaking up an illicit performance of Beaumont and Fletcher's ''A King and No King''. *''unknown date'' – Plagiarist Robert Baron publishes his ''Deorum Dona'', a masque, and ''Gripus and Hegio'', a pastoral, which draws heavily on the poems of Edmund Waller and John Webster's ''The Duchess of Malfi''. The masque claims to have been performed before "Flaminius and Clorinda, King and Queen of Cyprus, at their regal palace in Nicosia," a fantasy with no relation to the actual history of Cyprus. New books Prose *René Descartes – ''Les Principes de la philosophie'' (French version of original Latin) * Antonio Enríquez Gómez – ''El siglo pitagórico. La vida de don Gregorio Guadaña' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1664 In Literature
Events January–March * January 5 – Battle of Surat in India: The Maratha leader, Chhatrapati Shivaji, defeats the Mughal Army Captain Inayat Khan, and sacks Surat. * January 7 – Indian entrepreneur Virji Vora, described in the 17th century by the English East India Company as the richest merchant in the world, suffers the loss of a large portion of his wealth when the Maratha troops of Shivaji plunder his residence at Surat and his business warehouses. * February 2 – Jesuit missionary Johann Grueber arrives in Rome after a 214-day journey that had started in Beijing, proving that commerce can be had between Europe and Asia by land rather than ship. * February 12 – The Treaty of Pisa is signed between France and the Papal States to bring an end to the Corsican Guard Affair that began on August 20, 1662, when the French ambassador was shot and killed by soldiers in the employ of Pope Alexander VII. * February 14 – A peace treaty is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1655 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1655. Events *February 24 – The English playwright Thomas Porter abducts his future bride Anne Blount. *March 26 – The playwright Thomas Porter kills a soldier named Thomas Salkeld in Covent Garden, probably in a duel, is consequently tried for murder, pleads guilty to manslaughter, is allowed benefit of clergy, and is sentenced to be burned in the hand. *May–October – Church of England clergyman Jeremy Taylor is imprisoned at Chepstow Castle for an injudicious preface to his popular manual of devotion, , published this year. *August 6 – The Blackfriars Theatre in London is demolished. * October 29 – To celebrate Lord Mayor's Day, Edmund Gayton's pageant ''Charity Triumphant or the Virgin Show'' is staged in London; it is the first City pageant in fifteen years. New books Prose * John Bramhall – ''Defense of True Liberty'' (Anglican divine begins exchange of treatises with Thom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1639 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1639. Events *c. January – The first printing press in British North America is launched in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Stephen Daye. *February 14 – French writers Jacques Esprit and François de La Mothe Le Vayer are elected to the Académie française. *May 21 – The King's Men act John Fletcher's '' The Mad Lover'' in London. *December – Blaise Pascal's family move to Rouen. *December 7 – Francisco de Quevedo is arrested and imprisoned at León, Spain. *''unknown dates'' ** Simon Dach becomes professor of poetry at the University of Königsberg. **Archbishop William Laud donates the manuscript of the Peterborough Chronicle to the Bodleian Library in Oxford. **Thomas Heywood writes ''Londini Status Pacatus'', the Lord Mayor of the City of London's annual pageant. It will be the last such in London for 15 years, due to the English Civil War, but will resume under the Commonwealth. New bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1638 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1638. Events *January 3 – Joost van den Vondel's historical play '' Gijsbrecht van Aemstel'' is first performed, to mark the opening of the Schouwburg of Van Campen, Amsterdam's first public theatre (postponed from 26 December 1637). It is then performed annually in the city on New Year's Day until 1968. *February 6 – '' Luminalia'', a masque written by Sir William Davenant and designed by Inigo Jones, is staged at the English Court. *March 27 – The King's Men perform Chapman's tragedy '' Bussy D'Ambois'' at the English Court. *May – English poet John Milton sets out for a tour of the European continent. He spends the summer in Florence where he later claims to have met the incarcerated Galileo. * October 27 – The King's Men act Ben Jonson's satirical city comedy '' Volpone'' (1606) at the Blackfriars Theatre in London. *''unknown dates'' **An Armenian language edition of the Psal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth
Plymouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England. It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers River Plym, Plym and River Tamar, Tamar, about southwest of Exeter and southwest of London. It is the most populous city in Devon. Plymouth's history extends back to the Bronze Age, evolving from a trading post at Mount Batten into the thriving market town of Sutton, which was formally re-named as Plymouth in 1439 when it was made a borough status in the United Kingdom, borough. The settlement has played a significant role in English history, notably in 1588 when an English fleet based here defeated the Spanish Armada, and in 1620 as the departure point for the Pilgrim Fathers to the New World. During the English Civil War, the town was held by the Roundhead, Parliamentarians and was besieged between 1642 and 1646. In 1690 a dockyard was established on the River Tamar for the Royal Navy and Plymouth grew as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1629 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1629. Events *January – Pedro Calderón de la Barca and his friends break into a convent in an attempt to seize Pedro de Villegas, who had stabbed Calderón's brother. *April 6 – Tommaso Campanella is released from custody in Rome, and gains the confidence of Pope Urban VIII. *July – Richard James (scholar), Richard James lends Oliver St John a manuscript tract on the bridling of parliaments which was written in 1612 by Sir Robert Dudley (explorer), Robert Dudley, titular Duke of Northumberland. St John circulates it among parliamentary supporters, and James is arrested as a result. *September – Pierre Corneille brings his first play, ''Mélite'' to a group of travelling actors. *November 22 – The King's Men (playing company), King's Men perform ''Othello'' at the Blackfriars Theatre in London. *''unknown dates'' **The first known performance is given at the Corral de comedias de Almagro in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deserving Favourite
''The Deserving Favourite'' is a Caroline era stage play, a tragicomedy written by Lodowick Carlell that was first published in 1629. The earliest of Carlell's plays "and also the best," it is notable for its influence on other plays of the Caroline era. Performance and publication The play was first printed in 1629 in a quarto issued by the stationer Matthew Rhodes. (The work was not entered into the Stationers' Register prior to publication. This violation of the rules was unusual, though not unprecedented; the same is true of a few other plays of the era, like '' Greene's Tu Quoque'' in 1614, and ''A Fair Quarrel'' in 1617.) The title page states that the play had "lately" been acted, first at Court before King Charles I and then "publicly" at the Blackfriars Theatre, by the King's Men. Carlell dedicated the first edition to two personal friends, Thomas Carey, second son to the Earl of Monmouth, and William Murray. Both were gentlemen of the King's Bedchamber. A second qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
