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Sir William Davenant (baptised 3 March 1606 – 7 April 1668), also spelled D'Avenant, was an English poet and playwright.
Sir William Davenant was an English poet, playwright, and theatre manager who was made poet laureate on the strength of such successes as The Witts (licensed 1634), a comedy; the masques The Temple of Love, Britannia Triumphans, and Luminalia; and a volume of poems, Madagascar (published 1638).
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William Davenant was a prominent figure in 17th-century English literature. As a poet and playwright, he navigated the turbulent political landscape of the English Civil War and Restoration periods, ultimately becoming a driving force in the revival of English theater.
Sep 16, 2018 · William Davenant’s remarkable career spanned the British theater both before and after Cromwell’s reign, and he famously staged underground performances on private estates. When Cromwell died, Parliament negotiated the restoration of Charles I’s son to the throne.
The poet Sir William Davenant (or D'Avenant) is buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. He was buried in the grave from which his Roundhead rival Thomas May had been ejected at the Restoration.
Oct 28, 2022 · William Davenant (D’Avenant, D’avenant) spanned three major phases early-modern England – the late Renaissance, the Puritan Commonwealth, and the early Restoration – distinguishing himself as a poet and playwright as well as an active figure in military and political affairs.
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Davenant's most famous work, his magnum opus (‘the Mon'ment of my Minde’, as he called it), is his verse epic Gondibert, written in 1650-51. This was while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London by the Commonwealth government.
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