D'Avenant

or Dav·e·nant

[ dav-uh-nuhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Sir William, 1606–68, English dramatist and producer: poet laureate 1638–68.

Davenant

/ ˈdævənənt /

DavenantSir William16061668MEnglishTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: poetWRITING: poet laureate Sir William. 1606–68, English dramatist and poet: poet laureate (1638–68). His plays include Love and Honour (1634)

Dryden and D'Avenant, the chief dramatists of Pepys's day, were rapid writers.

He saw D'Avenant's version of it no less than eight times, with ever-increasing enjoyment.

Mrs. D'Avenant, we are told, was "a very beautiful woman, and of a very good witt and of conversation extremely agreeable."

Shadwell merely bettered Dryden's and D'Avenant's instructions.

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