Benjamin Martyn (Q387593)

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* 1698, + 1763, American colonist
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Benjamin Martyn
* 1698, + 1763, American colonist

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    Human
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    Gender
    Male gender
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    Date of birth
    1698
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    Date of death
    1763
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    Biographical notes
    Patrons: the fourth earl of Shaftesbury commissioned a life of the first earl of him; Unknown patron assisted staging Timoleon
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    Author
    Jacob Sider Jost/ Mary Naydan/ Noah Fusco, “Poets of the 1730s: A Digital Humanities Seedling” (2017/ 2021)
    Coteries: Thomas Birch, James Miller, John Lloyd, Philomusas (the latter three all critiqued his tragedy Timoleon)
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    Author
    Jacob Sider Jost/ Mary Naydan/ Noah Fusco, “Poets of the 1730s: A Digital Humanities Seedling” (2017/ 2021)
    Overall: It appears that his only substantial verse work was as the writer of the tragedy Timoleon, which was not well-received critically however played a respectable two weeks on the stage (although it was initially rejected). Later work appears to serve only as political documents.
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