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John Ford

British dramatist
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John Ford (baptized April 17, 1586, Ilsington, Devon, Eng.—died 1639?) was an English dramatist of the Caroline period, whose revenge tragedies are characterized by certain scenes of austere beauty, insight into human passions, and poetic diction of a high order. In 1602 Ford was admitted to the Middle Temple (a training college for lawyers), and he remained there, except for a period of suspension (1606–08), until at least 1617 and possibly much later still. He...

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