A biography of English dramatist Sir William Davenant.

An account of Shakespeare's affair with Mrs. Davenant and the illegitimate son this affair produced.

An index of poems by William Davenant.

Davenant, Sir William, Davenant also spelled D'AVENANT (b. 1606, Oxford, Eng.--d. April 7, 1668, London), English poet, playwright, and theatre manager who was made poet laureate on the strength of such successes as The Witts (licensed 1634), a comedy; the masques The Temple of Love, Britannia Triumphans, and Luminalia; and a volume of poems, Madagascar (published 1638). Shakespeare was ...