Nahum Tate
Nahum Tate (* 1652 in Dublin , Kingdom of Ireland , † July 30, 1715 in London ) was an English poet and writer .
Life
Nahum Tate was of Irish descent (original spelling of the name: Teate), graduated from Dublin University , which he graduated in 1672. His first collection of poems appeared in 1677. Other publications by him are Brutus of Alba (1678), A Duke and no Duke (1684), Poems (1684), Poems by Several Hands (1685), Cuckold's Haven (1685), Injur ' d Love ( 1707 ). In 1692 he received the highly respected title of poet laureate at the English court as an award for the works he had written up to then. He thus succeeded John Dryden (since 1668) and Thomas Shadwell (since 1689).
Tate is the author of the libretto for Henry Purcell's only opera Dido and Aeneas , the plot of which roughly corresponds to the plot of his play Brutus of Alba .
literature
- Tate, Nahum . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 26 : Submarine Mines - Tom-Tom . London 1911, p. 449 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
Web links
- Literature by and about Nahum Tate in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tate, Nahum |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nahum Teate |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English poet and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1652 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1715 |
| Place of death | London |