Nahum Tate

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Nahum Tate was a 17th-century Irish poet, dramatist, and translator best known for serving as Poet Laureate of England and for his adaptations of Shakespearean plays.

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Nahum Tate canonical 7

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instanceOf Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
dramatist
person
poet
translator
birthName Nahum Tate
centuryOfActivity 17th century
18th century
collaboratedWith John Dryden
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Ireland
ethnicGroup Irish
familyName Tate
fieldOfWork English literature
biblical translation
theatre
genre adaptation
drama
poetry
tragedy
givenName Nahum
linked to: Nahum the Elkoshite
knownFor adaptations of Shakespearean plays
his adaptation of King Lear with a happy ending
serving as Poet Laureate of England
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Restoration literature
name Nahum Tate
nationality Irish
notableWork Absalom and Achitophel (second part)
Brutus of Alba
Coriolanus (adaptation)
linked to: Coriolanus

Cuckold’s Haven
Injured Love
New Version of the Psalms of David
Panacea, a Poem upon Tea
Richard II (adaptation)
The History of King Lear
The Island Princess (adaptation)
The Loyal General
The Mourning Muse of Alexis
The Sicilian Usurper
occupation dramatist
playwright
poet
translator
placeOfActivity London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Poet Laureate of England
Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
religion Anglicanism
wroteTextFor While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night

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Dido and Aeneas librettist Nahum Tate
Nahum Tate name Nahum Tate
Nahum Tate birthName Nahum Tate
Dido and Aeneas (Mark Morris production) basedOnWorkBy Nahum Tate
subject linked to: Dido and Aeneas
Come, Ye Sons of Art textAuthor Nahum Tate
Z.626 Dido and Aeneas librettist Nahum Tate