James Shirley

James Shirley, gelegentl. James Sherley (* September 18, 1596 in London, † before October 29, 1666, buried in London ) was an English writer.

Life

Very little is known about Shirley's childhood and youth. He studied at the universities of Oxford (St John 's College ) and Cambridge (St Catharine 's College ) and finished this to 1618th During this time Shirley began to doubt in matters of faith and converted to Catholicism soon.

1623 Shirley was for two years a position as lecturer at St. Alban's Grammar School. He then settled in London and was able to soon debut with a play.

1636-1640 Shirley spent in Ireland, where his colleague and friend John Ogilby some of Shirley's plays staged in his theater in Dublin. During the year 1640 he returned to England and settled back in London as a writer down. There, some of his dramas created in co-production with colleagues, for example, Alexander Dyce (The Traytor ) and Edmund Gosse ( The Cardinal ).

At the age of 71 years died John Shirley (along with his second wife ) End October 1666 in London. Your last resting place the two on October 29, 1666 in the cemetery of St. Giles-in -the-Fields. Witnesses report that the couple would finally Shirley from the late effects of the Great Brands of London ( 2 to 5 October 1666) died.

Works

  • The ball (1632 )
  • The bird a a cage ( 1633)
  • The brothers ( 1626 )
  • Changes or love in a maze (1632 )
  • The coronation ( 1635)
  • The court secret (1653)
  • The doubtful heir ( 1652)
  • The gamester (1634 )
  • The gentleman of Venice ( 1639 )
  • The grateful servant ( 1629)
  • The hide park (1632 )
  • The humorous courtier ( 1621)
  • The impostue (1640)
  • The lady of pleasure ( 1635)
  • Love tricks or school of complements ( 1625)
  • The opportunity (1634 )
  • The royal master ( 1638)
  • The wedding ( 1626 )
  • The wittie fair one ( 1628)
  • The young admiral ( 1633)
  • The cardinal ( 1641)
  • The duke 's mistris ( 1636)
  • Love crueltie (1632 )
  • The maiden 's revenge ' ( 1626 )
  • The traytor ( 1631)
  • Author
  • English
  • Born in 1596
  • Died in 1666
  • Man
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