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London, England. Died. 25 August 1632 (aged 60) London, England. Occupation. Writer. Thomas Dekker (c. 1572 – 25 August 1632) was an English Elizabethan dramatist and pamphleteer, a versatile and prolific writer, whose career spanned several decades and brought him into contact with many of the period's most famous dramatists.
Died: c. 1632. Notable Works: “Satiro-mastix”. “The Belman of London”. “The Guls Horne-booke”. Thomas Dekker (born c. 1572, London, Eng.—died c. 1632) was an English dramatist and writer of prose pamphlets who is particularly known for his lively depictions of London life. Few facts of Dekker’s life are certain.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dekker first came to prominence as a writer for the stage in the late years of the 16th century, and it is as a playwright that he is most frequently remembered today; the profile of his dramatic work received a recent boost with the 2014 Royal Shakespeare Company production of his most famous work, The Shoemaker’s Holiday.
May 11, 2020 · Dekker is best known for The Shoemaker’s Holiday, a boisterous, rowdy comedy of London life, and he manages to get plenty of choice anecdotes in here. The finest is that of the cobbler’s wife, who stricken with all the symptoms of the plague and on her deathbed, calls her husband and her neighbours to her, to confess before she dies that ...
This extract comes from Dekker’s pamphlet 1603: The Wonderful Year, which provided a journalistic account of the plague, Elizabeth’s death, and James’s accession. Dekker blended a variety of literary genres, including reportage, poetry, and imaginative prose.
Thomas Dekker (c. 1572 – 25 August 1632) was an English Elizabethan dramatist and pamphleteer, a versatile and prolific writer, whose career spanned several decades and brought him into contact with many of the period's most famous dramatists.
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Apr 10, 2012 · From around 1598 he worked as a playwright for The Admiral's Men, and engaged in the War of the Theatres with Ben Jonson and John Marston. Dekker wrote more than forty plays for The Admiral's Men, many of which are lost. His works include collaborating on Shakespeare's Sir Thomas More, Old Fortunatas and Satiromastix.
