John Corye

English playwright

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About John Corye

John Corye (or Corey; ) was an English playwright of the Restoration. All that is known is that he lived in Charles II's reign, and produced one comedy, which is a plagiarism from various authors — Quinault, Corneille, Randolph, and Beaumont and Fletcher. It was produced in 1667, licensed in 1671, and published in 1672 under the title of The Generous Enemies; or, The Ridiculous Lovers.

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John Corey

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English playwright

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· Wikipedia: John Corye

· Wikidata: Q134738616

· DBpedia: John Corye

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