D'Avenant
or Dav·e·nant
Sir William, 1606–68, English dramatist and producer: poet laureate 1638–68.
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How to use D'Avenant in a sentence
Dryden and D'Avenant, the chief dramatists of Pepys's day, were rapid writers.
Shakespeare and the Modern Stage | Sir Sidney LeeHe saw D'Avenant's version of it no less than eight times, with ever-increasing enjoyment.
Shakespeare and the Modern Stage | Sir Sidney LeeMrs. D'Avenant, we are told, was "a very beautiful woman, and of a very good witt and of conversation extremely agreeable."
The Man Shakespeare | Frank HarrisShadwell merely bettered Dryden's and D'Avenant's instructions.
Shakespeare and the Modern Stage | Sir Sidney Lee
British Dictionary definitions for Davenant
/ (ˈdævənənt) /
Sir William. 1606–68, English dramatist and poet: poet laureate (1638–68). His plays include Love and Honour (1634)
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