Drama playwrights Flashcards
Christopher Marlowe was a major?
Dramatist, poet and translator of English Renaissance drama
Who is the Father OF English Tragedy?
Christopher Marlowe
Marlowes plays were both popular and controversial such as?
Doctor Faustus, Edward II, The Jew Of Malta
Who was the first to use blank verse for drama?
Marlowe
Name Marlowes other works.
One long poem Hero and Leander& one famous shorter poem The Passionate Shepherd to his Love
Who was Oscar Wilde?
An Irish poet and playwright
Wilde lived during the Victorian era which is from?
1837-1901
WHY was Wilde very well known in his time?
For being a good conversationalist and dressing well
He was also well known for his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Who?
Oscar Wilde
Some of Wildes other works are?
An Ideal Husband, Lady Windermeres Fan, The Importance Of Being Earnest
He had affairs with many men including his lover Lord Alfred Douglas. Who?
Wilde
Who was a German poet and dramatist?
Bertolt Brecht
WHY did Brechts Epic Theatre depart from convention?
To develop drama as an ideological forum for leftist causes
___ was a prominent ___ who was forced to flee Nazi Germany in 1933.
Brecht, Marxist
When was Brechts work very popular?
In the 50s,60s and 70s
