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Article: John Fletcher in 1600-1601: two early poems, an involvement in the "Poets' War," and a network of literary connections.(Critical Essay)(Biography)
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- Philological Quarterly
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- January 1, 2002
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"We know nothing" of John Fletcher the playwright, "through the crucial years from eighteen to twenty-eight." So G. R. Proudfoot has said, and other commentators affirm this lack of knowledge. (1) Born in 1579, John Fletcher is likely to have studied at Cambridge during the 1590s. His first acknowledged writing is usually considered to be the commendatory verses for Volpone (1607), signed with the initials "I. F."; and Fletcher's full name is attached to a poem prefacing the 1611 quarto of a later Jonson play, Catiline His Conspiracy. In or close to 1609 the first printed playtext to name Fletcher as its author appeared: The Faithful Shepherdess. His first work as a ...
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... ... 2006-UK Government: Circuit Bench retirement - Judge John Fletcher and Judge Anthony Bradbury(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:23112006 His Honour Judge John Fletcher will retire from the Circuit Bench on the Midland Circuit ...
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