Tourneur, Cyril

Tourneur, Cyril
born с 1575
died Feb. 28, 1626, Kinsale, County Cork, Ire.

English dramatist.

His early years were devoted to literature; after с 1613 he served in the government. His reputation rests largely on The Atheist's Tragedie (1611), a verse drama rich in macabre imagery. He may be the author of The Revenger's Tragedie (1607), but most recent scholarship attributes it to Thomas Middleton; though earlier than The Atheist's Tragedie, it is more mature in its structure and sombre brilliance. Tourneur also wrote the poetical satire The Transformed Metamorphosis (1600).

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▪ English dramatist
born c. 1575
died Feb. 28, 1626, Kinsale, County Cork, Ire.

      English dramatist whose reputation rests largely upon The Atheist's Tragedie, which is written in verse that is rich in macabre imagery.

      In 1625 Sir Edward Cecil appointed Tourneur secretary to the council of war. This appointment was canceled by the duke of Buckingham, but Tourneur sailed with Cecil on an expedition to Cádiz. On the return voyage, he was put ashore at Kinsale with other sick men, and he died there. His poetical satire, The Transformed Metamorphosis, was published in 1600.

      The Atheist's Tragedie: Or The Honest Man's Revenge was published in 1611. The Revenger's Tragedie, which is sometimes attributed to Tourneur, had appeared anonymously in 1607. In 1656 the bookseller Edward Archer entered it as by Tourneur on his list, but most recent scholarship attributes it to Thomas Middleton (Middleton, Thomas). The plays differ in their attitude toward private revenge; and The Revenger's Tragedie, although earlier, is more mature in its structure and sombre brilliance.

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