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Megxit is a play on the term 'Brexit' and refers to Prince Harry and his wife Meghan stepping back as members of the British royal family.It derives from Meg(han) + (e)xit; influenced by Brexit, [33] which was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community at the end of January 2020.
Geoffrey Chaucer (/ ˈ tʃ ɔː s ər / CHAW-sər; c. 1343 – 25 October 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. [1] He has been called the "father of English literature", or, alternatively, the "father of English poetry". [2]
His date of birth is unknown but is traditionally observed on 23 April, Saint George's Day. [1] This date, which can be traced to William Oldys and George Steevens, has proved appealing to biographers because Shakespeare died on the same date in 1616. [4] [5] He was the third of eight children, and the eldest surviving son. [6]
The above tables exclude Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus (composed c. 1589, revised c. 1593), which is not closely based on Roman history or legend but which, it has been suggested, may have been written in reply to Marlowe's Dido, Queene of Carthage, Marlowe's play presenting an idealised picture of Rome's origins, Shakespeare's "a terrible ...
In his introduction to the 2001 edition of the play for the New Penguin Shakespeare (edited by Sonia Massai), Jacques Berthoud argues for a date of 1591; [71] in his 1984 edition for the Oxford Shakespeare, Eugene M. Waith argues for a date of 1592; [72] in his 1995 edition for the Arden Shakespeare, Jonathan Bate argues for a date of 1593. [73]
Shakespeare's historical plays ignored historical accuracy and often contemplated royal succession, reflecting the concerns of his day regarding the succession of Elizabeth I. [120] Early English novels include The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan and Oroonoko by Aphra Behn , both published in the 1680s.
The Guinness Book of Records lists 410 feature-length film and TV versions of William Shakespeare ' s plays, making Shakespeare the most filmed author ever in any language. [1] [2] [3] As of November 2023, the Internet Movie Database lists Shakespeare as having writing credit on 1,800 films, including those under production but not yet released ...
Four Essays on the Shakespeare Authorship Question. Verisimilitude Press (6 September 2011) Austin, Al, and Judy Woodruff. The Shakespeare Mystery. 1989. Frontline documentary film about the Oxford case. Beauclerk, Charles, Shakespeare's Lost Kingdom: The True History of Shakespeare and Elizabeth. Grove Press (13 April 2010).