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Charles Sedley (marzo de 1639 - 20 de agosto de 1701) fue un dramaturgo inglés, hijo de Sir John Sedley de Aylesford en Kent. Estudió en Wadham College de Oxford , pero no se graduó. Sedley es famoso como mecenas literario en la comedia de la Restauración , y fue el Lisideius del Essay of Dramatic Poesy ( Dryden ).
Sir Charles Sedley (março de 1639 – 20 de agosto de 1701) foi um dramaturgo e político inglês, filho de Sir John Sedley de Aylesford, Kent. Bibliografia [ editar | editar código-fonte ] The Poetical and Dramatic Works of Sir Charles Sedley , ed. Vivian de Sola Pinto. 2 vols (London, 1928; repr.
The plays of Sir Charles Sedley consist of two tragedies and three comedies. ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ (1677, reprinted 1702, under the title of ‘Beauty the Conqueror, or the Death of Marc Antony’) was extolled by Shadwell (dedication of A True Widow ) as ‘the only tragedy, except two of Johnson's and one of Shakespeare's, wherein Romans are made to speak and do like Romans.’
Despite such behaviour Sedley also served time as a prominent Member of Parliament and established himself as a witty and forceful speaker between the 1660s and the end of the 17 th century. He held the seat of New Romney in Kent until his death. Sir Charles Sedley died at Hampstead on the 20 th August 1701 at the age of 62.
Das Geburtsdatum des Restaurationsdichters und Komödienautors Charles Sedley steht nicht genau fest, man weiß lediglich, dass er am 5. März 1639 in St. Clement Danes in the Strand, London, getauft wurde. Der Familienbesitz der Sedleys lag in und um Southfleet in Kent. Bereits sein Großvater, William Sedley (um 1558–1618), war unter James ...
Biografia. Charles Sedley nacque ad Aylesford nel 1639, figlio di Sir John Sedley e della moglie Elizabeth, figlia di Henry Savile.Studiò al Wadham College dell'Università di Oxford, che lasciò senza aver ottenuto la laurea e nel 1656, alla morte del fratello maggiore William, ereditò il titolo.
Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet (March 1639 – 20 August 1701) was an English wit and dramatist. This article on an author is a stub.
