27-551: Nicholas or Nick Rowe may refer to: Nicholas Rowe (writer) (1674–1718), English dramatist and Poet Laureate James N. Rowe or Nick Rowe (1938–1989), American military officer and prisoner of war during the Vietnam War Nicholas Rowe (actor) (born 1966), British actor Nicholas Rowe (producer) , American music producer Nick Rowe, guitarist with Bloodsimple from 2002 to 2008 [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
54-587: A Commonwealth , performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1682. Tate's farce A Duke and No Duke (first printed 1685, but acted earlier at the Theatre Royal) imitated Sir Aston Cockayne 's Trappolin suppos'd a Prince . His Cuckold's Haven (performed 1685 at the Theatre Royal) was derived from Chapman and John Marston 's Eastward Ho . The Island Princess, or the Generous Portugals (1687)
81-483: A regular writer for the stage. Brutus of Alba, or The Enchanted Lovers (1678), a tragedy dealing with Dido and Aeneas , was dedicated to Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset ; it was later adapted as the libretto for Henry Purcell 's opera Dido and Aeneas (1688 or earlier). The Loyal General , with a prologue by Dryden , played at the Dorset Garden Theatre in 1680. Tate then turned to making
108-545: A series of adaptations of Elizabethan dramas. His version of William Shakespeare 's Richard II altered the names of the characters, and changed the text so that every scene, he wrote, was "full of respect to Majesty and the dignity of courts"; but in spite of these precautions The Sicilian Usurper (1681), as his adaptation was called, was suppressed on the third performance on account of a possible political interpretation. In 1681, Thomas Betterton played Tate's version of King Lear ( The History of King Lear ), in which
135-453: Is also considered the first editor of Shakespeare. His practical knowledge of the stage helped him divide the plays into scenes (and sometime acts), with the entrances and exits of the players noted. He also normalised the spelling of names and prefixed each play with a list of the dramatis personae . This 1709 edition was also the first to be illustrated, a frontispiece engraving being provided for each play. Unfortunately, Rowe based his text on
162-539: Is best known for The History of King Lear , his 1681 adaptation of Shakespeare 's King Lear , and for his libretto for Henry Purcell 's opera, Dido and Aeneas . He also wrote the lyrics to a Christmas carol , " While shepherds watched their flocks ". Nahum Tate was born in Dublin and came from a family of Puritan clerics. He was the son of Faithful Teate , an Irish cleric whose father, also Faithful, had been rector of Castleterra , Ballyhaise , until his house
189-411: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nicholas Rowe (writer) Nicholas Rowe ( / r oʊ / ; 20 June 1674 – 6 December 1718 ) was an English dramatist, poet and miscellaneous writer who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1715. His plays and poems were well-received during his lifetime, with one of his translations described as one of
216-543: Is domestic, and therefore easily received by the imagination, and assimilated to common life; the diction is exquisitely harmonious, and soft or spritely as occasion requires." In 1704, Rowe tried his hand at comedy, producing The Biter at Lincoln's Inn Fields , which was unsuccessful, and Rowe returned to tragedy in Ulysses (1705). According to Johnson, this play was to share the fate of many such plays based on mythological heroes, as, "We have been too early acquainted with
243-640: The Caractères of Jean de La Bruyère and the Callipaedia of Claude Quillet. He also wrote a memoir of Boileau prefixed to a translation of the Lutrin . He also wrote a version of Lucan's Pharsalia . Source: Nicholas Rowe in libraries ( WorldCat catalog) Nahum Tate Nahum Tate ( / ˈ n eɪ . əm ˈ t eɪ t / NAY -əm TAYT ; 1652 – 30 July 1715) was an Anglo-Irish poet , hymnist and lyricist , who became Poet Laureate in 1692. Tate
270-554: The Duke of Queensberry when he was principal secretary of state for Scotland . On the accession of George I , Rowe was made a surveyor of customs, and in 1715 he succeeded Nahum Tate as poet laureate . He was also appointed clerk of the council to the Prince of Wales, and in 1718 was nominated by Lord Chancellor Parker as clerk of the presentations in Chancery. He died on 6 December 1718, and
297-490: The Fool is omitted. Cordelia has a confidante named Arante, and has her own "abduction" scene on the heath. This version concludes with several happy endings with a presumed marriage between Cordelia and Edgar, for Lear (who regains his throne) and Kent. Although Joseph Addison protested at this mutilation of Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson defended the poetic justice of Tate's adaptation. Coriolanus became The Ingratitude of
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#1732899030871324-454: The corrupt Fourth Folio, a course which was followed by many later 18th-century editors who followed in his editorial footsteps. Rowe also wrote a short biography of Shakespeare, entitled, Some Account of the Life &c. of Mr. William Shakespear . Rowe wrote occasional verses addressed to Godolphin and Halifax , adapted some of the odes of Horace to fit contemporary events, and translated
351-489: The force of his mind, which was already such that he endeavoured to comprehend law, not as a series of precedents, or collection of positive precepts, but as a system of rational government and impartial justice. On his father's death, when he was nineteen, he became the master of an independent fortune. He was left to his own direction, and from that time ignored law to try his hand first at poetry, and then later at writing plays. Rowe acted as under-secretary (1709–1711) to
378-625: The greatest productions in English poetry. He was also considered the first editor of the works of William Shakespeare . Nicholas Rowe was born in Little Barford , Bedfordshire, England, son of John Rowe (d. 1692), barrister and sergeant-at-law , and Elizabeth, daughter of Jasper Edwards, on 20 June 1674. His family possessed a considerable estate at Lamerton in Devonshire. His father practised law and published Benlow's and Dallison's Reports during
405-595: The hart" ( Psalm 42 ) rise above the general level, and are said to be Tate's work. A supplement was licensed in 1703 which included the Christmas carol " While shepherds watched their flocks ", one of a number of hymns by Tate. Of his numerous poems the most original is Panacea, a poem on Tea (1700). In spite of his consistent Toryism , he succeeded Thomas Shadwell as poet laureate in 1692. His poems were sharply criticised by Alexander Pope in The Dunciad . In 1985,
432-410: The poetical heroes to expect any pleasure from their revival." The Royal Convert (1707) was a story about a love triangle between two brothers, Hengist and Aribert, and a Christian woman named Ethelinda, who is martyred. Jane Shore , professedly an imitation of Shakespeare's style, was played at Drury Lane with Anne Oldfield in the title role in 1714. It ran for nineteen nights, and kept
459-507: The reign of King James II . The future Poet Laureate was educated first at Highgate School , and then at Westminster School under the guidance of Richard Busby . In 1688, Rowe became a King's Scholar , which was followed by his entrance into Middle Temple in 1691. His entrance into Middle Temple was decided upon by his father, who felt that Rowe had made sufficient progress to qualify him to study law. While at Middle Temple, he read statutes and reports with proficiency proportionate to
486-407: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas_Rowe&oldid=1058304100 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
513-469: The stage longer than any other of Rowe's works. In the play, which consists chiefly of domestic scenes and private distress, the wife is forgiven because she repents, and the husband is honoured because he forgives. The Tragedy of Lady Jane Grey followed in 1715, and as this play was not successful, it was his last foray into the medium. Rowe published the first 18th-century edition of William Shakespeare in six volumes in 1709 (printed by Tonson) and
540-453: The text for Purcell's Birthday Ode Come Ye Sons of Art in 1694. Tate also translated Syphilis sive Morbus Gallicus , Girolamo Fracastoro 's Latin pastoral poem on the subject of the disease of syphilis , into English heroic couplets . Tate's name is connected with New Version of the Psalms of David (1696), for which he collaborated with Nicholas Brady . Some items such as "As pants
567-474: Was adapted from John Fletcher . Injur'd Love, or the Cruel Husband (1707), altered from John Webster 's The White Devil , seems never to have been acted. In 1682, Tate collaborated with John Dryden to complete the second half of his epic poem Absalom and Achitophel . Tate wrote the libretto for Henry Purcell 's opera Dido and Aeneas ; its first known performance was in 1689. He also wrote
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#1732899030871594-634: Was buried in Westminster Abbey . A monument was erected to his memory in the Abbey by John Michael Rysbrack c. 1722. Upon his death his widow received a pension from George I in 1719 in recognition of her husband's translation of Lucan . This verse translation, or rather paraphrase of the Pharsalia , was called by Samuel Johnson one of the greatest productions in English poetry, and was widely read, running through eight editions between 1718 and 1807. Rowe
621-772: Was burnt and his family attacked during the Irish Rebellion of 1641 . After living at the provost's lodgings in Trinity College Dublin , Faithful Teate moved to England. He was the incumbent at East Greenwich around 1650, and "preacher of the gospel" at Sudbury from 1654 to 1658. He had returned to Dublin by 1660. He published a poem on the Trinity entitled Ter Tria , as well as some sermons, two of which he dedicated to Oliver and Henry Cromwell . Nahum Teate followed his father to Trinity College Dublin in 1668, and graduated BM in 1672. By 1676, he had moved to London and
648-491: Was first married to a woman with the family name Parsons (whose given name is unknown), with whom he had a son John. His second wife was Anne Devenish, and they had a daughter named Charlotte. Daniel Lysons and Samuel Lysons noted that he did not have descendants after his son died childless. The Ambitious Stepmother , Rowe's first play, produced in 1700 at Lincoln's Inn Fields by Thomas Betterton and set in Persepolis ,
675-403: Was pronounced by Samuel Johnson as one of the most pleasing tragedies ever written in English. It featured the character of Lothario , whose name, as a result of this play, became synonymous with a rake (womaniser). Calista is said to have suggested to Samuel Richardson the character of Clarissa Harlowe , as Lothario suggested Lovelace. Samuel Johnson noted of The Fair Penitent , "The story
702-486: Was well received. This was followed in 1701 by Tamerlane . In this play the conqueror Timur represented William III , and Louis XIV is denounced as Bajazet. It was for many years regularly acted on the anniversary of William's landing at Torbay . In Dublin in 1712, at a time when political passions were running high, the performance provoked a serious riot. The Fair Penitent (1702, published 1703), an adaptation of Massinger and Field 's The Fatal Dowry ,
729-610: Was writing for a living. The following year he had adopted the spelling "Tate", which would remain until his death. He died within the precincts of the Mint , Southwark , where he had taken refuge from his creditors, on 30 July 1715 and was buried at St George the Martyr, Southwark on 1 August as "of next to the Prince Eugene, Mint". Tate published a volume of poems in London in 1677, and became
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