Properties (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
literary group
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| gptkbp:activeDuring |
16th century
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Oxford |
| gptkbp:contribution |
character development in plays
development of blank verse thematic complexity in drama |
| gptkbp:genre |
comedy
tragedy historical play |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Tudor_England
the rise of professional theatre the establishment of public playhouses Renaissance_humanism |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
University Wits
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| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:English_Renaissance_drama
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| gptkbp:influenceOn |
later playwrights
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| gptkbp:legacy |
influence_on_Shakespeare
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| gptkbp:members |
gptkb:George_Peele
gptkb:Thomas_Nashe gptkb:John_Lyly gptkb:Christopher_Marlowe gptkb:Robert_Greene |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
the influence of Italian commedia dell'arte
the popularity of theatrical performances the shift from morality plays to character-driven narratives the_emergence_of_the_English_stage the_establishment_of_the_Lord_Chamberlain's_Men the_rise_of_the_Globe_Theatre |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
poetic language
social commentary complex characters satirical elements use of classical themes |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Doctor_Faustus
gptkb:The_Arraignment_of_Paris gptkb:The_Honourable_History_of_Friar_Bacon_and_Friar_Bungay Tamburlaine The Jew of Malta |
| gptkbp:style |
Elizabethan drama
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