Nicholas Rowe (writer)
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Nicholas Rowe was an English dramatist, poet and miscellaneous writer who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1715. His plays and poems were well-received during his lifetime, with one of his translations
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Lothario
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Lothario is a name used as shorthand for an unscrupulous seducer of women, based upon a character in The Fair Penitent, a 1703 tragedy by Nicholas Rowe. In Rowe's play, Lothario is a libertine who sed
Nicholas Rowe (writer)
…Field's The Fatal Dowry, was pronounced by Samuel Johnson as one of the most pleasing tragedies ever written in English. It featured the character of Lothario, whose name, as a result of this play, became synonymous with a rake (womaniser). Calista is said to have suggested to Samuel Richardson the character…
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Camilla threatens Lothario with a sword. Illustration by Apeles Mestres [ca], engraving by Francisco Fusté.