Viewing Event Record: The Swan hosts an extempore versifying contest

Abstract

A passage in Francis Mere's Palladis Tamia refers to a contest in extemporaneous versifying at the Swan, featuring the playwright and actor Robert Wilson.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 1598 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: before 7 September 1598 (Source of claim: transcription)

Venues

Name
Swan

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Wilson, Robert poet

Event Type

  • performance
  • playhouse context