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The latter was baptized at Oxford, on March 3, 1605, as the son of John D'Avenant, the landlord of the Crown Inn, where Shakespeare lodged in his journeys to and from Stratford.
From Testimony of the Sonnets as to the Authorship of the Shakespearean Plays and Poems by Johnson, Jesse
Sir William D’Avenant, the author of the comedy, complained to the king of this exercise of the censorship, and His Majesty, after reading the play for himself, negatived the decision of the licenser.
From A Cursory History of Swearing by Sharman, Julian
It is remarkable that all the critics who condemn D’Avenant could not but be struck by his excellences, and are very particular in expressing their admiration of his genius.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
D’Avenant seems, however, to have guarded his dignity by his silence; but Hobbes took an opportunity of delivering an exquisite opinion on this Club of Wits, with perfect philosophical indifference.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
The latter was baptised at Oxford on March 3, 1605, as the son of John D’Avenant, the landlord of the Crown Inn, where Shakespeare lodged in his journeys to and from Stratford.
From A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles by Lee, Sidney, Sir
Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, adapted by William Davenant, with music performed by Folger Consort.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2018
Sir William Davenant, John and Jane's son - who later became poet laureate - reportedly implied Shakespeare was both his godfather and biological father.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2016
All theatre had been banned by a Puritan ordinance of 1647, but in 1660 two performing companies, one run by William Davenant and another by Thomas Killigrew, were granted licences.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2016
Stirling claims that Shakespeare's famous Sonnet 126 was written for Davenant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2016
Two years later Davenant produced another entertainment, and was performing regular plays before Monk had entered London.
From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.
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