PEELE (G.) — PEELE GEORGE (1556 1596) Après avoir reçu une bonne éducation, George Peele est d’abord poète de cour, puis il s’essaie à de nombreuses formes d’art théâtral: pastorale, drame historique, mélodrame, tragédie, théâtre populaire, «pageant». En 1583 … Encyclopédie Universelle
Peele — Pee le, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A graceful and swift South African antelope ({Pelea capreola}). The hair is woolly, and ash gray on the back and sides. The horns are black, long, slender, straight, nearly smooth, and very sharp. Called also {rheeboc}, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peele — (spr. pīl), George, engl. Dramatiker, einer der unmittelbaren Vorläufer Shakespeares, wurde 1579 Magister der freien Künste in Oxford, dann Stadtpoet in London, führte dort in der Art damaliger Theaterdichter ein etwas genialisches Leben und… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Peele — (spr. pihl), George, engl. Dramatiker, geb. um 1558 in Devon, lebte in London, Freund Marlowes, gest. vor 1598; schrieb: »The arraignment of Paris« (1584), »The battle of Alcazar« (um 1591), »Edward I.« (1593), »The old wives tale« (vor 1595),… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Peele — [piːl], George, englischer Dramatiker, getauft London 25. 7. 1556, begraben ebenda 9. 11. 1596; studierte in Oxford, zählte zu den University wits; lebte später in London. Er schrieb Gelegenheitsgedichte (»Polyhymnia«, 1590) sowie Bühnenstücke … Universal-Lexikon
Peele — /peel/, n. George, 1558? 97?, English dramatist. * * * peele obs. form of peal, peel, pell n.1 … Useful english dictionary
Peele (disambiguation) — Persons with the surname Peele include: * George Peele (1556 1596), the English dramatist * William Walter Peele (1881 1959), American Methodist Bishop * Stanton Peele (b. 1946), author of books about addiction * Randy Peele (b. 1957), basketball … Wikipedia
Peele, George — ▪ English dramatist born , c. July 25, 1556, London, Eng. died , c. Nov. 9, 1596 Elizabethan dramatist who experimented in many forms of theatrical art: pastoral, history, melodrama, tragedy, folk play, and pageant. Peele s father was … Universalium
Peele, George — (?1558 ?1596) One of the most significant poets who was writing before Shakespeare. He was born probably in London and was educated at Christ s Hospital, the Bluecoat School, from 1565 to 1570, where his father was clerk. He graduated M.A.… … British and Irish poets
Peele — biographical name George 1556 1596 English dramatist & poet … New Collegiate Dictionary