Sweet Swan of Avon

Sweet Swan of Avon
, a playwright and poet.

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  • SWAN OF AVON —    sweet name given by Ben Jonson to Shakespeare …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Swan — (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E. sound something audible.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to {Cygnus}, {Olor}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swan goose — Swan Swan (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E. sound something audible.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to {Cygnus},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swan shot — Swan Swan (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E. sound something audible.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to {Cygnus},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Holder Schwan vom Avon —   Sweet swan of Avon (»Holder Schwan vom Avon«) nennt der englische Dichter Ben Johnson (1572 1637) in einem Gedicht seinen heute berühmteren Zeitgenossen William Shakespeare (1564 1616). Abgedruckt ist dieses Gedicht in der ersten Folioausgabe… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Shakespeare authorship question — …   Wikipedia

  • Robin Williams (writer) — Infobox Writer imagesize = 150px name = Robin Patricia Williams caption = Robin Williams pseudonym = birthdate = Bda|1953|10|09 birthplace = Berkeley, California deathdate = deathplace = occupation = Non fiction writer; graphic designer; teacher; …   Wikipedia

  • Shakespeare, William — (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, Eng. died April 23, 1616, Stratford upon Avon) British poet and playwright, often considered the greatest writer in world literature. He spent his early life in Stratford upon Avon,… …   Universalium

  • Marlovian theory — Putative portrait of Christopher Marlowe (Corpus Christi College, Cambridge). The Marlovian theory with regard to the Shakespeare authorship question is a fringe theory[1] that holds that the Elizabethan poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe… …   Wikipedia

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