Thomas Heywood (Cyclopedia of World Authors)

Although the most commonly quoted statement about Thomas Heywood is Charles Lamb’s characterization of him as “a sort of prose Shakespeare,” the most striking thing about him is his almost incredible productivity. In the epistle to The English Traveler, Heywood calls the play “one reserved amongst two hundred and twenty, in which I have had either an entire hand, or at least a main finger.” He also wrote many nondramatic works in verse and prose and was a prolific translator.

Heywood claimed to be from Lincolnshire, and evidence suggests that his family had...

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