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Rowe

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Rowe  (r), Nicholas 1674-1718.
English writer whose works include drama, poetry, and an edition of Shakespeare. He was appointed poet laureate in 1715.
Rowe [rəʊ]
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(Biographies / Rowe, Nicholas (1674-1718) M, English, THEATRE: dramatist, WRITING: poet laureate) Nicholas. 1674-1718, English dramatist, who produced the first critical edition of Shakespeare; poet laureate (1715-18). His plays include Tamerlane (1702) and The Fair Penitent (1703)


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