Nahum Tate

Nahum Tate
Poet Laureate of England/Great Britain
In office
23 December 1692 – 30 July 1715
MonarchsWilliam III and Mary II
Anne
Preceded byThomas Shadwell
Succeeded byNicholas Rowe
Personal details
Born1652
Dublin, Ireland
Died30 July 1715(1715-07-30) (aged 62–63)[1]
Southwark, London, Great Britain
Resting placeSt George the Martyr, Southwark, London
Parent
OccupationPoet
AwardsPoet Laureate of the Kingdom of England (1692)

Nahum Tate (/ˈn.əm ˈtt/ NAY-əm TAYT; 1652 – 30 July 1715) was an Anglo-Irish poet, hymnist and lyricist, who became Poet Laureate in 1692. Tate is best known for The History of King Lear, his 1681 adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, and for his libretto for Henry Purcell's opera, Dido and Aeneas. He also wrote the lyrics to a Christmas carol, "While shepherds watched their flocks".

  1. ^ Scott-Thomas, H.F. (March 1934). "The Date of Nahum Tate's Death". Modern Language Notes. 49 (3). The Johns Hopkins University Press: 169–171. doi:10.2307/2912093. JSTOR 2912093. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

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