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  1. All the Plays of John Fletcher, including his collaborations with Shakespeare,Beaumont, Massinger, Jonson, and other Renaissance playwrights. John Fletcher was a prolific playwright, who not only wrote his own plays, but also had a hand in numerous plays written in collaboration with other authors.

  2. John Fletcher (1579 – 1625) was a Jacobean playwright, and indisputably one of the most accomplished and influential playwrights of the seventeenth century. Fletcher began his career as an apprentice of Shakespeare, collaborating with him on a number of plays.

  3. John Fletcher, a highly successful playwright for the Jacobean theater, wrote more than 50 plays, both single-handedly and in collaboration with other playwrights. He was born in Rye, Sussex, the son of a minister. By 1596 his parents had died, leaving behind debts and nine children.

  4. Jun 8, 2018 · Literature and the Arts. English Literature, 1500 to 1799: Biographies. John Fletcher. views 2,740,032 updated Jun 08 2018. John Fletcher. The works of the English playwright John Fletcher (1579-1625) are noted for their stylistic grace, ingenious plotting, and exciting theatricality. John Fletcher was baptized on Dec. 20, 1579.

  5. About John Fletcher. John Fletcher was a prominent Jacobean playwright who emerged as William Shakespeare’s successor as the main playwright for the King’s Men (formerly known as the Lord Chamberlain’s Men). Fletcher was born in 1579 and was one of seven siblings.

  6. Although John Fletcher wrote many plays alone, he is best known for those he composed in collaboration with Francis Beaumont. In fact, much of the criticism of these playwrights’ work regards...

  7. (1579–1625). Both alone and in collaboration with Francis Beaumont and other writers, playwright John Fletcher produced some of the most successful comedies and tragedies staged in England in the early 17th century. By 1616 he had succeeded William Shakespeare as principal playwright for the King’s Men, the leading theater company in London.

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