Thomas Otway
Thomas Otway
Thomas Otway was born in 1652 in Trotton, Sussex, England. He was a prominent English dramatist of the Restoration period, known for his contributions to the tragic genre. Otway's works are celebrated for their emotional depth and poetic richness, and he remains an influential figure in English theatrical history.
Personal Name: Thomas Otway
Birth: 1652
Death: 1685
Alternative Names: Thomas OTWAY;Thomas 1652-1685 Otway
Thomas Otway Books
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"Is a play evidently the result of acute remark upon the influence of passion on life. The Author seems to have consulted nature in his own mind, and unfortunately his own mind was corrupt."
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About the author: 1651 - 1685
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Little is with any certainty known of the great Author of VENICE PRESERVED.
- In the licentious days of Charles II. it is believed neither the
*virtues* nor the *vices* of OTWAY were sufficiently prominent to distinguish him.
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