William Cartwright (playwright)
William Cartwright (born September 1, 1611 in Northway , Gloucestershire , † November 29, 1643 in Oxford ) was an English playwright and poet who is counted among the Cavalier poets .
Cartwright attended Westminster School and studied at Oxford, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1632 at Christ Church College and his master's artium in 1653. He became a reader for metaphysics at Oxford University and was a popular preacher there. In 1642 he became succentor at Salisbury Cathedral and was in the Civil War in 1642 in the Oxford Council of War on the side of the royalists, who had their headquarters there. The year he died of a fever, he became a junior proctor at the university. He is buried in Christ Church Cathedral.
In 1651 a collection of his poems appeared. Some were set to music by Henry Lawes , as was his drama The Royal Slave , which was performed before the king in 1636 with students from Christ Church College. He was considered one of the Sons of Ben who followed the dramatic style of Ben Jonson . This was particularly the case in his comedy The Ordinary (circa 1635). Other of his plays were The lady errant and The siege .
literature
- G. Blakemore Evans : The Plays and Poems of William Cartwright , Madison, University of Wisconsin Press 1951
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| SURNAME | Cartwright, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English poet and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1611 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Northway |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 1643 |
| Place of death | Oxford |