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University Wits (Documentary)
The document discusses the University Wits, a group of late 16th century English playwrights and pamphleteers who were educated at Oxford or Cambridge universities. It provides biographies of some of the key University Wits, including John Lyly, Thomas Kyd, Robert Greene, Christopher Marlowe, and Thomas Lodge. The University Wits became popular secular writers and helped develop Elizabethan drama through plays like The Spanish Tragedy.
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University Wits (Documentary)
- 1. UNIVERSITY WITS GROUP MEMBERS: 1. BilolTalukdar 2. Halima Islam Monika 3. Tanni Das 4. Tasnia Tarannum Chy Swarna Department of English Port City International University, Chittagong
- 2. UNIVERSITY WITS Theterm 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.
- 3. Place your screenshothere 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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- 5. Place your screenshothere 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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- 7. Place your screenshothere 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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- 9. Place your screenshothere 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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- 11. Place your screenshothere 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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