Nathaniel Lee
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Nathaniel Lee was an English dramatist. He was the son of Dr Richard Lee, a Presbyterian clergyman who was rector of Hatfield and held many preferments under the Commonwealth; Dr Lee was chaplain to G
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Charlotte Melmoth as Roxana in Lee's The Rival Queens (Drury Lane Theatre, February 1777)
Sophonisba (Lee play)
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Sophonisba, or Hannibal's Overthrow is a 1675 verse drama tragedy by the English writer Nathaniel Lee. It is based on the story of the Carthaginian noblewoman Sophonisba, one of numerous versions base
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…Nero, Emperor of Rome, was acted in 1675 at Drury Lane. Two tragedies written in rhymed heroic couplets, in imitation of John Dryden, followed in 1676: Sophonisba, or Hannibal's Overthrow and Gloriana, or the Court of Augustus Caesar. Both are extravagant in design and treatment. Lee's reputation was made in 1677 with a blank verse…
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