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6 March 1616. (1616-03-06) (aged 31–32) London, England. Nationality. English. Notable works. The Knight of the Burning Pestle. Francis Beaumont ( / ˈboʊmɒnt / BOH-mont; 1584 – 6 March 1616) was a dramatist in the English Renaissance theatre, most famous for his collaborations with John Fletcher .
Francis Beaumont (born c. 1585, Grace-Dieu, Leicestershire, England—died March 6, 1616, London) was an English Jacobean poet and playwright who collaborated with John Fletcher on comedies and tragedies between about 1606 and 1613. The son of Francis Beaumont, justice of common pleas of Grace-Dieu priory, Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire ...
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Francis Beaumont, (born c. 1585, Grace-Dieu, Leicestershire, Eng.—died March 6, 1616, London), British playwright. He is known chiefly for the 10 very popular plays on which he collaborated with John Fletcher (1579–1625) c. 1606–13. These included the tragicomedies The Maides Tragedy, Phylaster, and A King and No King.
May 23, 2018 · The English playwright Francis Beaumont (c. 1584-1616) was one of the major comic dramatists of the Jacobean period. Much of his work was done in collaboration with John Fletcher. Francis Beaumont was born to an old and distinguished Leicestershire family.
A concise introduction to the all-too-brief life of Francis Beaumont, writing partner of John Fletcher, and one of the greatest English playwrights of all time.
It is now thought that they collaborated on only ten plays. Beaumont wrote some plays on his own (as did John Fletcher) but collaborated on many more with a variety of playwrights, particularly Philip Massenger. Francis Beaumont was born in 1585 and died in 1616.
Examine the life, times, and work of Francis Beaumont through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
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