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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 .
- English
- 1584, Grace-Dieu, England
- The Knight of the Burning Pestle
- 6 March 1616 (aged 31–32), London, England
Francis Beaumont 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, Beaumont entered Broadgates Hall.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
One of the plays that Beaumont wrote on his own is the famous The Knight of the Burning Pestle, a parody of the sentimental and melodramatic plays that were popular at the time. Beaumont and Fletcher’s plays are lively and direct and almost modern in their language and ideas.
Geoffrey Chaucer, Edmund Spenser, Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. Beaumont and Fletcher were the English dramatists Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, who collaborated in their writing during the reign of James I (1603–25).
Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher are forever linked as the English language’s greatest writing duo. Tragically, they had only a decade to write together before Beaumont’s premature death at the age of 32. Read more about Francis Beaumont here. The Annotated Plays of Beaumont and Fletcher: The Scornful Lady (1609-10) A King and No King (1611)
Francis Beaumont, who may have been the funniest dramatist of the Elizabethan era, died at the tragically early age of 32. If for nothing else, he should be remembered for his solo creation of The Knight of the Burning Pestle, the satire of Don Quixote that remains the funniest play in the entire Elizabethan canon.
The Captain (play) The Coxcomb. Cupid's Revenge. F. The Faithful Friends. K. A King and No King. The Knight of the Burning Pestle. Love's Pilgrimage (play) Love's Cure. M. The Maid's Tragedy. The Masque of the Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. N. The Noble Gentleman. Philaster (play) S. The Scornful Lady. Thierry and Theodoret. W. The Woman Hater.
