Elizabethan Playwrights

Elizabethan Playwrights are those who lived during the era of Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603) of England. Most notable among these playwrights was William Shakespeare (1564-1616).

Others include:

• Francis Beaumont (1584–1616)
• John Fletcher (1579–1625)
• Ben Johnson (1572-1637)
• Thomas Kyd (1558–1594)
• Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593)
• Thomas Middleton (1580–1627)

See also

• Elizabethan Playwrights and Authors