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==References == | <p> Dramatist, born in London, educated at Oxford and Cambridge; entered the Church, but turning [[Catholic]] resigned, and after trying teaching established himself in London as a play-writer; wrote with great facility, producing upwards of thirty plays before the suppression of theatres in 1642; fell back on teaching as a means of livelihood, and with a temporary revival of his plays after the [[Restoration]] eked out a scanty income till fear and exposure during the Great Fire brought himself and his wife on the same day to a common grave; of his plays mention may be made of "The [[Witty]] [[Fair]] One," "The Wedding," "The Lady of Pleasure," "The Traitor," etc. (1596-1666). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_79811"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/shirley,+james James Shirley from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_79811"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/shirley,+james James Shirley from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:00, 15 October 2021
James Shirley [1]
Dramatist, born in London, educated at Oxford and Cambridge; entered the Church, but turning Catholic resigned, and after trying teaching established himself in London as a play-writer; wrote with great facility, producing upwards of thirty plays before the suppression of theatres in 1642; fell back on teaching as a means of livelihood, and with a temporary revival of his plays after the Restoration eked out a scanty income till fear and exposure during the Great Fire brought himself and his wife on the same day to a common grave; of his plays mention may be made of "The Witty Fair One," "The Wedding," "The Lady of Pleasure," "The Traitor," etc. (1596-1666).
