Robert Green (1558-1592)
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Alma mater: Oxford and Cambridge
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Considered t be the founder of romantic comedy ***
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Works:
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Mamillia in 1583 (a romance)
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Euphues: his Censure to Philautus 1587
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The History of Orlando Furisno 1590
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A Looking Glass for London and England (with Thomas Lodge) 1590
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A Comic History of Alphonsus, King of Aragon 1590
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A Groatsworth of Wit Bought with a Million of Repentance 1592
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Philomela 1592
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A Quip for an Upstart Courtier 1592
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Short Romances in the manner of Lyly’s Euphues:
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From this Shakespeare drew the plot for A Winter’s Tale ***
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Pamphlets:
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A Notable Discovery of Coosnage 1592
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A Groatsworth of Wit Bought with a Million of Repentance 1592
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Four plays
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Alphonsus, King of Aragon 1587
An imitation of Marlowe’s Tamburlaine
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Honourable History of Friar Bacon and Friar Bongay 1589
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One of the first romantic comedies, deals with Bacon’s proof of his magical powers before King Henry III
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Orlando furioso 1591
Adopted from an English translation of Aristo
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The Scottish Historie of James the Fourth – 1592