biography
pronunciation:
[konggreev]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1670–1729)
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| biography:
| Playwright and poet, born in Bardsey, West Yorkshire, N England, UK. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin, and became a lawyer in London, but then took up a career in literature. His first comedy, The Old Bachelor, was produced under Dryden's auspices in 1693, and was highly successful, as were The Double Dealer (1693), Love for Love (1695), and The Way of the World (1700). His one tragedy, The Mourning Bride (1697), was much admired by his contemporaries. He largely ceased writing after 1700. |
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