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Someone who writes plays, i.e. dramas, texts meant for performance. Famous Renaissance playwrights were William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson or Christopher Marlowe. | Someone who writes plays, i.e. dramas, texts meant for performance. | ||
Famous [[Renaissance]] playwrights were [[William Shakespeare]], [[Ben Jonson]] or [[Christopher Marlowe]]. | |||
Famous [[Restoration]] playwrights were [[John Dryden]], [[George Etherege]], [[William Wycherley]], [[Aphra Behn]] and [[William Congreve]]. | |||
Latest revision as of 10:03, 11 April 2013
Someone who writes plays, i.e. dramas, texts meant for performance.
Famous Renaissance playwrights were William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson or Christopher Marlowe.
Famous Restoration playwrights were John Dryden, George Etherege, William Wycherley, Aphra Behn and William Congreve.