Elkanah and his two wives (illuminated manuscript, c. 1467) According to 1 Samuel 1, Elkanah was the son of Jeroham, who was the son of Elihu, who was the son of Tohu, who was the son of Zuph. He is described as having originated from Zuph, specifically Ramathaim-Zophim, which was part of the tribal lands of Ephraim.While he is called an Ephraimite in 1 Samuel, the Books of …

SETTLE, ELKANAH (1648–1724), city poet, the son of Josias Settle and his wife Sarah, was born at Dunstable on 1 Feb. and baptised on 9 Feb. 1647–8 ( Bedfordshire Notes and Queries, vol. iii. pt. vii. 206). He matriculated on 13 July 1666 from Trinity College, Oxford, where his tutor was Abraham Campian, but he left Oxford without taking a ...

Pages in category "Plays by Elkanah Settle" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes ().

May 31, 2020 · Elkanah Settle. A n Author now living, who was s ome time at Trinity-Colledge , Oxon ; but coming to London , and having been there po s s e s s ed with Poetry, s pent a very good Fortune, and then s tuck to the Stage, which yet would not s tick to him; his ficklene s s in political Principles (having once been an active Man for the Whigg-Party ...

Aug 01, 2022 · Elkanah Settle (1 February 1648 – 12 February 1724) was an English poet and playwright. Contents. 1 Biography; 2 Selected works; 3 Elkanah Settle in the 21st century; ... Through his influence, Settle's The Empress of Morocco (1673) was twice performed at Whitehall, and proved a great success.

Elkanah Settle (1 February 1648 – 12 February 1724) was an English poet and playwright. Biography. He was born at Dunstable, and entered Trinity College, Oxford, in 1666, but left without taking a degree. His first tragedy, Cambyses, King of Persia, was produced at Lincoln's Inn Fields in 1667. The success of this ...

Elkanah Settle (1648—1724) playwright Quick Reference (1648–1724), the author of a series of bombastic oriental melodramas which threatened Dryden's popularity and aroused his hostility. His The Empress of Morocco (1673) had such a vogue that Dryden, with Crowne and Shadwell, wrote a pamphlet of criticism of it. Dryden satirized Settle as ...

ELKANAH SETTLE (1648-1724), English poet and playwright, was born at Dunstable on the 1st of January 1648. He entered Trinity College, Oxford, in 1666, but left the university without taking a degree. His first tragedy, Cambyses, King of Persia, was produced at Lincoln's Inn Fields in 1667. The success of this play led the earl of Rochester to encourage the new writer as a rival …

Elkanah Settle, playwright and poet, is the single individual who embodies most fully the literary life of London during the years around 1700. This is because of the diverse and curious nature of his output. He started out as a precocious dramatist, with successful performances of his work both in a private showing at court and on the public ...

The Online Books Page. Online Books by. Elkanah Settle (Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724) An online book about this author is available, as is a Wikipedia article.. Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724: The World in the Moon: An Opera, As It Is Perform'd at the Theatre in Dorset-Garden by His Majesty's Servants (London: Printed for A. Roper, 1697) (HTML at EEBO TCP) Help with …

Books by Elkanah Settle. Elkanah Settle. Average rating 3.40 · 5 ratings · 1 reviews · shelved 19 times. Showing 30 distinct works. « previous 1 2 next ». sort by. The Empress Of Morocco: A Tragedy (1673) by. Elkanah Settle.

Settle, Elkanah, 1648–1724, English dramatist and poet. Thanks to the patronage of the earl of Rochester, Settle's heroic dramas for a time rivaled those of Dryden. His most successful play, the elaborate and bombastic Empress of Morocco (1671), provoked a long quarrel with Dryden, who satirized Settle as Doeg in Absalom and Achitophel.

Elkanah Settle: His Life and Works by Frank Clyde Brown, 1910, The University of Chicago Press edition, in English

The last was Elkanah Settle. There is something in names which one cannot help feeling. Now Elkanah Settle sounds so queer, who can expect much from that name? We should have no hesitation to give it to John Dryden, in preference to Elkanah Settle, from the names only, without knowing their different merits.