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Dekker's poetry entered into modern popular song (although almost unnoticeably) when some of the lyrics of the poem "Golden Slumbers", from Dekker's play Patient Grissel, were included by Paul McCartney in the Beatles' 1969 song "Golden Slumbers".
Thomas Dekker was an English dramatist and writer of prose pamphlets who is particularly known for his lively depictions of London life. Few facts of Dekker’s life are certain. He may have been born into a family of Dutch immigrants living in London and is first mentioned as a playwright in 1598.
Dekker's body of work encompasses a wide range of genres, including comedies, tragedies, histories, and satirical pamphlets. He was known for his collaborations with other playwrights, a common practice in the Elizabethan era.
Works about Dekker [ edit ] " Thomas Deckar ," in The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets (pp. 36−37), by Gerard Langbaine , London: Thomas Leigh (1698)
Jul 20, 2020 · Most of Thomas Dekker’s (1572 – 1632) best poetry is found in his plays; unfortunately, since most of his plays were collaborations, it is often difficult to assign particular poetic pas-sages to Dekker, and perhaps even harder to assign the larger poetic designs to him.
Jun 15, 2024 · Dekker's work is noted for its realistic and vivid portrayal of daily London life, both domestic and commercial, for its sympathy with the poor and oppressed, including animals tortured for man's amusement, and for its prevailing cheerfulness.
Apr 10, 2012 · His works include collaborating on Shakespeare's Sir Thomas More, Old Fortunatas and Satiromastix. He collaborated with Thomas Middleton on The Honest Whore and The Roaring Girl, and with John Webster wrote Westward Ho and Northward Ho.
