Literary notes about playwright (AI summary)
The term "playwright" in literature has been employed to evoke not only the literal creator of dramatic works but also a broader cultural and intellectual persona. In older texts, it identifies figures like Dennis—a playwright and critic in Pope’s day [1]—and Achard, whose career spanned journalism, novel writing, and playwriting [2]. Authors have used the term metaphorically as well; Dickens observed that a playwright, much like a novelist, must weave romance and human intricacies into their work [3], while Emerson critiqued the uneven craftsmanship common among playwrights facing diverse challenges [4]. Meanwhile, instances in writings by Wagner [5] and Carlyle [6] attach political or social connotations to the role, suggesting that a playwright’s identity can be as much about public persona as about artistry. Further reflections on the craft by Bergson [7, 8], Shaw [9], Stendhal [10], and even Verne [11] illustrate that the word "playwright" is a versatile symbol—one that encapsulates the demands of storytelling, wit, and the deeper nuances of human behavior.
- 270 Dennis John Dennis, a playwright and critic of Pope's time.
— from The Rape of the Lock, and Other Poems by Alexander Pope - Achard (a ˙ -shär), Louis Amédée Eugène, born 1814, died 1875, French journalist, novelist, and playwright.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various - In short, charity must have its romance, as the novelist or playwright must have his.
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens - All the mass has been treated, with more or less skill, by every playwright, and the prompter has the soiled and tattered manuscripts.
— from Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson - He was the first playwright I had ever seen in an official uniform.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner - The Playwright manufactures: pieces of a strictly Republican character.
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle - But the art of the story-teller or the playwright does not merely consist in concocting jokes.
— from Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic by Henri Bergson - We are going to deal with the comic playwright and the wit.
— from Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic by Henri Bergson - As to the voluptuaries, I can assure them that the playwright, whether he be myself or another, will always disappoint them.
— from Mrs. Warren's Profession by Bernard Shaw - Not love, but people in love, are the business of a playwright or a novelist.
— from On Love by Stendhal - As the Roman playwright Seneca recommended, we opened them right at our table, then stuffed ourselves.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne
