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| Name: |
Thomas Dekker | | Birth Date: |
c. 1572 | | Death Date: |
c. 1632 | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
writer, playwright |
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 Biography of Thomas Dekker
446 words, approx. 2 pages
 The English playwright and pamphleteer Thomas Dekker (ca. 1572-ca. 1632) is noted for his vivid portrayals of London life and his genial sympathy for the lower classes. Nothing is known of Thomas Dekker's parentage or education. Throughout his life he... summary from source:
Biography of Thomas Dekker
10,391 words, approx. 35 pages
 Thomas Dekker was one of the most versatile of Renaissance English writers, and the plays and the nondramatic pamphlets (usually cast in the form of journalistic essays and narratives) that he produced during a career extending from the late 1590s to... summary from source:
 Biography of Thomas Dekker
2,536 words, approx. 9 pages
Thomas Dekker is best known as a major Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatist, author of The Shoemakers' Holiday (1599), The Honest Whore (1604-1605), and many other plays. Although some of his nondramatic works--such as The Wonderful Year (1603) and The... 
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 Thomas Dekker Quotes
451 words, approx. 2 pages
Thomas Dekker (c. 1572 – August 25 1632 ) was an Elizabethan dramatist and pamphleteer, a versatile and prolific writer whose career spanned several decades and brought him into contact with many of the period's most famous dramatists. Sourced A wise...
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 Thomas Dekker Information
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Thomas Dekker (c. 1572 – August 25 1632) was an Elizabethan dramatist and pamphleteer, a versatile and prolific writer whose career spanned several decades and brought him into contact with many of the period's most famous...
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Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Suzanne Blow
10,363 words, approx. 35 pages
In the following chapter from her study of the elements of formal rhetoric in Dekker's works, Blow identifies the rhetorical devices used for persuasion and argumentation.
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Critical Essay by Larry S. Champion
6,554 words, approx. 22 pages
In the excerpt below, Champion analyzes the construction of the two parts of The Honest Whore. He judges Part II a masterpiece, comparing its structure to that of “Shakespeare's most effective comedies.”
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Critical Essay by George E. Thornton
6,289 words, approx. 21 pages
In the following excerpt, Thornton evaluates the relative virtue and integrity of the various strata of society depicted in The Honest Whore.
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