Prepared for Tanni Das, an Student of English Literature.

1. UNIVERSITY
WITS
GROUP MEMBERS:
1. Bilol Talukdar
2. Halima Islam Monika
3. Tanni Das
4. Tasnia Tarannum Chy
Swarna
Department of English
Port City International
University, Chittagong

2. UNIVERSITY WITS
 The term university wits was not used in their
lifetime, but was coined by George Saintsbury, a
19th century journalist and author. Saintsbury
argues the 'rising sap' of dramatic creativity in
the 1580s showed itself in two separate
"branches of the national tree".
 The university wits is a phrase used to name a
group of late- 16th century English playwrights
and pamphleteers who were educated at the
universities (oxford or Cambridge) and who
became popular secular writers.

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John Lyly
John Lyly was an English writer, poet,
dramatist, playwright, and politician,
best known for his books Euphues: The
Anatomy of Wit and Euphues and His
England. Lyly's mannered literary style,
originating in his first books, is known
as euphuism.
Born: 1553, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Died: November 1606, London, UK.
Education: Magdalen College, University of
Cambridge, University of Oxford

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Thomas Kyd
Thomas Kyd was an English playwright,
the author of The Spanish Tragedy, and
one of the most important figures in the
development of Elizabethan drama.
Born: November 6, 1558, London, UK.
Died: August 15, 1594, London, UK.
Education: Merchant Taylors' School,
Northwood

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Robert Greene
Robert Greene is an American author
and speaker known for his books on
strategy, power and seduction. He is
the first professional English writer, and
also writers of any genres including
autography play and romance.
Born: May 14, 1959, (Age 56)
Los Angeles, California, US.
Education: University of Cambridge,
University of Oxford

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Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit
Marlowe, was an English playwright,
poet and translator of the Elizabethan
era. Marlowe was the foremost
Elizabethan tragedian of his day.
Born: February 6, 1564, Canterbury, UK.
Died: May 30, 1593, London, United Kingdom
Education: University of Cambridge, The King’s
School, Canterbury, Corpus Christi College,
Cambridge.

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Thomas Lodge
Thomas Lodge was an English
physician and author during the
Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.
Elizabethan poet, dramatist, satirist,
pamphlet, treatise, and prose writer.
Born: 1558, London, United Kingdom
Died: 1625, London, United Kingdom
Education: Trinity College Merchant Taylors'
School

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13. References
 Robert A. Logan, Shakespeare's Marlowe (2007)
 Robert Greene, Robert in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses,
Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
 Journal of Education and Practice www.iiste.org
 ISSN 2222-1735 (Paper) ISSN 2222-288X (Online) Vol 2, No 353
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Wits
 https://politicworm.com/who-were-the-university-wits/
 Thomas Kyd, The First Part of Hieronimo and The Spanish Tragedy,
ed. Andrew S. Cairncross, Regents Renaissance Drama Series,
Lincoln, Neb., 1967, p. xiv.

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