Elizabethan Playwright
The Age of Elizabeth and Playwrights University Wits refers to a group of young men mostly belongs to Oxford and Cambridge. It includes George Peele, Robert Green Thomas Nash, Thomas Lodge, Thomas Kyd, and Christopher Marlowe.Their works were mainly centred on Heroic themes that were tragic in nature. The heroic theme needs heroic treatment with great fullness and variety, splendid descriptions, and long swelling speeches. Their style was also 'heroic', and the chief aim was to achieve solid, sound lines and a powerful declaration. Important playwrights of University Wits are- (a) George Peele (1558-98) was born in London and educated at Christ's Hospital and at Oxford. His play includes - "The Araygnement of Paris"( 1584 ), "The Famous Chronicle of King Edward the Frist"( 1593 ), "The Old Wives"( 1591-94 ), "The Love of King David and Fair Bethsabe"( published in 1599 ) . (b) Robert Greene (1558-92) was born in Norwich, educated ...