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17 relations: Bed trick, Book size, Boy player, Children of Paul's, Comedy, E. K. Chambers, Edward Allde, Francis Kirkman, Much Ado About Nothing, Restoration (England), Romeo and Juliet, Stationers' Register, Thomas Dekker (writer), Thomas Middleton, William Shakespeare, 1602 in literature, 1661 in literature.
Bed trick
The bed trick is a plot device in traditional literature and folklore; it involves a substitution of one partner in the sex act with a third person (in the words of Wendy Doniger, "going to bed with someone whom you mistake for someone else").
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Book size
The size of a book is generally measured by the height against the width of a leaf, or sometimes the height and width of its cover.
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Boy player
Boy player refers to male children, ranging in age from six or seven to their teens, who performed in Medieval and English Renaissance playing companies.
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Children of Paul's
The Children of Paul's was the name of a troupe of boy actors in Elizabethan and Jacobean London.
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Comedy
In a modern sense, comedy (from the κωμῳδία, kōmōidía) refers to any discourse or work generally intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, television, film, stand-up comedy, or any other medium of entertainment.
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E. K. Chambers
Sir Edmund Kerchever Chambers, (16 March 1866 – 21 January 1954), usually cited as E. K. Chambers, was an English literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
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Edward Allde
Edward Allde or Alde (died 1628) was an English printer in London during the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras.
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Francis Kirkman
Francis Kirkman (1632 – c. 1680) appears in many roles in the English literary world of the second half of the seventeenth century, as a publisher, bookseller, librarian, author and bibliographer.
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Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599, as Shakespeare was approaching the middle of his career.
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Restoration (England)
The Restoration of the English monarchy took place in the Stuart period.
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Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families.
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Stationers' Register
The Stationers’ Register was a record book maintained by the Stationers' Company of London.
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Thomas Dekker (writer)
Thomas Dekker (c. 1572 – 25 August 1632) was an English Elizabethan dramatist and pamphleteer, a versatile and prolific writer, whose career spanned several decades and brought him into contact with many of the period's most famous dramatists.
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Thomas Middleton
Thomas Middleton (baptised 18 April 1580 – July 1627; also spelled Midleton) was an English Jacobean playwright and poet.
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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised)—23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as both the greatest writer in the English language, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
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1602 in literature
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1602.
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1661 in literature
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1661.
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