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Thomas Dekker

436 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 Dekke... Read more

Thomas Dekker

9,892 words, approx. 33 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 produce... Read more

Thomas Dekker

2,511 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 nondramat... Read more

Thomas Dekker

10,240 words, approx. 35 pages

Biography EssayThomas 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) ... Read more