William D'Avenant

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf playwright
theatre manager
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_King's_Company
The_Royalist_cause
Davenant's_Company
gptkbp:birthDate 1606-02-03
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Oxford
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Paul's_Cathedral
gptkbp:child William_D'Avenant_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo theatrical productions
Restoration theatre
English_drama
gptkbp:deathDate 1668-04-07
gptkbp:founded gptkb:The_Duke's_Company
Davenant's_Company
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William D'Avenant
gptkbp:influenced the role of women in theatre
the establishment of theatre as a legitimate art form
the emergence of the Restoration comedy.
the integration of spectacle in theatre
the popularity of heroic drama
the professionalization of acting
the rise of the actor-manager model
the use of elaborate stage machinery
the use of music in plays
theatrical adaptations of classical works
the_development_of_English_opera
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Shakespeare
gptkb:Ben_Jonson
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:The_Siege_of_Rhodes
The_Cruelty_of_the_Spaniards_in_Peru
The_History_of_Sir_Francis_Drake
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Tempest
gptkb:The_Siege_of_Rhodes
The Man from the Moon
The Playhouse to Be Let
The Fair Penitent
The_Cruelty_of_the_Spaniards_in_Peru
The_History_of_Sir_Francis_Drake
The_Wits
gptkbp:occupation poet
actor
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Oxford
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_D'Avenant